NHER 8700 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age pottery
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Summary
Pieces of a globular pot dating to about 300 BC were found in a gravel pit. Other pieces of Iron Age or possibly Early Saxon pottery were also discovered.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1941. Stray Find.
Found in gravel pit, in pieces:
1 ?Iron Age globular pottery vessel. Iron Age A2 - about 300 BC (or Early Saxon?). See rough sketch (S1).
This discovery was noted in (S2) and the pot itself was donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1941.106).
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 January 2015.
Map says found 1937.
See OS record card, (S4).
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93947 Illustration: [Unknown]. Rough sketch of an Iron Age (or possibly Early Saxon) pottery vessel from Bradenham. Paper.
- <S2> SNF2060 Article in Serial: Wake, T. 1942. Some Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVIII Pt I pp 23-30. p 26.
- <S3> SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Bradenham.
- <S4> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 90 NW 6 [2]; TF 90 NW 19.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 7 2016 12:20PM