NHER 35423 (Monument record) - Iron Age pit and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2000. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping for new reservoir.
Iron Age pit containing pottery, sandstone saddle quernstone and flint rubbing stone found.
Prehistoric struck flint, Iron Age sherds, Roman coin (copper alloy follis of Licinius I 308 to 324), possible fragment of Romano-British Imbrex, copper alloy 14th-century strap buckle, post-medieval copper alloy thimble and unidentified lead fragments also found.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.273).
S. Underdown (NAU), 22 August 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 April 2015 and 15 April 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (9)
- BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FLAKE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2019 10:32PM