NHER 1249 (Find Spot record) - Roman key and post medieval pottery
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Summary
Shallow trenching at this location produced only a few sherds of 16th and 17th century pottery. A Roman copper alloy key handle was found at this site in 1990.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Casual discovery.
Shallow trenching produced only a few 16th/17th century body sherds of red ware. Frechen stoneware.
See (S1).
A. Carter.
1990. Found in a pile (of soil?) on waste ground in Friars' Street.
Roman copper alloy key handle, iron shank missing.
Compare with example in (S2).
See also (S3).
Identified by E.B. Green (NCM), 23 May 1990.
W.F. Milligan (NCM), 24 May 1990.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF5095 Monograph: Clarke, H. & Carter, A.. 1977. Excavations in King's Lynn 1963-1970.. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph. No 7. pp 466-467.
- <S2> SNF5607 Article in Serial: Crummy, N.. 1983. The Roman Small Finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9.. Colchester Archaeology. No 4618. p 126, fig 142, no 4161.
- <S3> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2019 12:42PM