NHER 31850 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period pottery

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Summary

Fragments of pottery dating from the Iron Age to the post medieval periods, found during field walking.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF80SW
Civil Parish GREAT CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

June 1996. Fieldwalking in strip of short vegetation and game cover adjacent to NHER 31839 found quantity of Roman pottery etc.as below.
Roman grey ware, 2 jar rims, 1 base, 12 body sherds.
1 Roman oxidised sherd (flagon body).
1 Roman East Anglian colour coated.
1 Sandy reduced Iron Age or Roman (probably latter).
1 Very dark grey reduced Iron Age.
2 medieval unglazed.
1 strange foot ring with spot of glaze, micaceous grey core, pinkish surfaces. Looks like Roman other than glaze.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
B. Cushion (NLA) June 1996.

September 1996. Site extends to southwest after fieldwalking in very restricted conditions by A. Rogerson and B. Cushion (NLA).
Most of finds to northeast of pond.
Original site, additional finds:
9 Roman greyware.
6 medieval unglazed.
1 Glazed Grimston.
1 Glazed Red Earthenware.
1 post medieval reduced.
Extension of area to southwest:
1 flanged Roman Oxford bowl or mortarium rim.
1 jar rim, 2 dish or bowl rims, 2 bases and 16 body sherds of Roman greyware.
1 Roman oxidised body sherd.
1 handle Glazed Grimston.
1 Late medieval/early post medieval.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
B. Cushion (NLA) October 1996.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 18 2023 8:06AM

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