NHER 61128 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A systematic fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey of part of this field in 2006 recovered prehistoric worked flints, medieval pottery sherds and a small number of medieval to post-medieval and undated metal objects. A small number of unstratified finds were also recovered during trial trenching at the same location in 2007, including Late Neolithic/Bronze Age worked flints, medieval pottery sherds and a medieval/post-medieval roof tile fragment.

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Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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November 2006. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 20).
Finds recovered included:
20 prehistoric worked flints.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
1 ?medieval decorated fitting/clasp.
4 post-medieval coins, 1 clay tobacco pipe fragment and 1 buckle.
1 ?post-medieval thimble.
1 undatable lead weight and 1 copper alloy sheet fragment.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 18126.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 17 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 August 2015.

2007. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Phase 1).
The three trenches excavated at this location revealed no archaeologically significant remains, despite being positioned to investigate a previously identified cropmark enclosure (NHER 18126).
A small assemblage of unstratified finds was recovered including small, irregular struck flints of probable Late Neolithic or Bronze Age date, 2 medieval pottery sherds and a medieval/post-medieval roof tile fragment.
See report (S3) and NHER 61132 for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 18126.

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF70174 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
<S2> SNF72219 Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369.
<S3> SNF71765 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. and Watkins, P. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching. NAU Archaeology. 1363.
<S4> SNF71540 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2007. Updated Project Design for Phase 1 Trial Trenching for the Stage 3 Assessment of the Norwich Northern Distributor Road. NAU Archaeology. 1248.
<S5> SNF93163 Unpublished Contractor Report: Harrison, S. and Webb, A. 2013. Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich, Norfolk. Geophysical Survey. Archaeological Services WYAS. 2545.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (15)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BORER (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
CORE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
DEBITAGE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
SHEET (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)

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Record last edited

Feb 23 2022 9:58AM