NHER 31423 (Find Spot record) - Roman and undated finds, A143 Brockdish-Needham bypass (Brockdish, poorly located; Needham, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BROCKDISH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | NEEDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1995. Watching Brief.
Metal-detecting undertaken during the construction of the A143 Brockdish to Needham bypass recovered a small number number of objects from relocated topsoil being used for roadside banks:
1 undated lead weight or spindle whorl and unidentified copper alloy object.
1 Roman copper alloy Colchester-type one-piece brooch.
See report (S1) for further details. This work is also noted in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.333).
S.Bates (NAU) 2 August 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2015 and 16 December 2022.
The origin of the objects cannot be more precisely obtained other than that they were from spoil heaps from the roadworks. For full identifications see report (S1).
E.Rose (NLA) 25 September 1995.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF10085 Photograph: HEL, HEM.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF92865 Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 1995. Report on Watching Brief on the Brockdish - Needham Bypass. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 134.
- <S2> SNF59457 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 398.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Dec 16 2022 11:20AM