NHER 15375 (Find Spot record) - Roman and post medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROCKLAND ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
15 October 1979. Adjacent to site where Roman urn found.
Foundation trenches excavated into clayey sand with flints. Pocket of dark soil 80cm thick by 90cm wide; 75cm below surface; contained burnt chalky clay and fragments of Rhineland lava quern.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
Other burnt clay was found elsewhere nearby at 30cm on surface of natural. Animal bone at 75cm.
Post medieval brown glazed sherd at 30cm.
Possible posthole seen in bottom of trench at 1m, 30cm deep below this, contained rotting wood.
Modern flower pot and pantile in spoil.
See plan in file.
C. Morris (NAU), 15 October 1979.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (6)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 11:50AM