NHER 9242 (Monument record) - Roman ditch and finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARLINGFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1949. Ploughing 800m (1/2 mile) north northeast of Mill on west bank of Yare.
Revealed Roman pottery.
September 1949. Trial excavation by G. Larwood for Norfolk Research Committee.
Four sections cut across shallow silted up ditch. Pottery found in clayey alluvial silt over channel about 3m (10 feet) wide which contained hazel remains. Pottery mainly 3rd to 4th century, 3AE coin of Constantius II minted around 345 to 350. Pottery, coin, bones charcoal.
See (S1) and (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Mortarium base found in 1949.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Marlingford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 10 NW 5 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF2153 Article in Serial: Norfolk Research Committee. 1950. Archaeological Research in Norfolk. Archaeological Newsletter. Vol 3 No 2 pp 38-39. p 38.
- <S2> SNF63889 Unpublished Document: Larwood, G.P.. 1949. Marlingford Trial Excavations September 1949.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 13 2018 11:51AM