NHER 18938 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period pottery sherds and briquetage

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Summary

Fenland fieldwalking here in 1983 recovered sherds of Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery. In addition, pieces of fired clay, briquetage, animal bone were also retrieved, with some of these materials found in association with a roddon of unknown date.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF50NW
Civil Parish	WALSOKEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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18 February 1983.
Scatter of odd sherds Roman and medieval pottery.
Context 2. Concentration at 5034 0856.
Roman pottery.
Fired clay.
Some briquetage.
Animal bone.
Coin or button?
Some post medieval sherds.
Spread of material on both sides of small roddon but very little on top of roddon itself.
70m northwest to southeast x 40m northeast to southwest at 2.1m (7ft) OD.
Identified by R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.

For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders.

PAS details awaited - recorded out of county. [1].
Expanded to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 3.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF17589 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WSK AL. FENS.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (8)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
BRIQUETAGE (Undated)
BRIQUETAGE (Undated)
BUTTON (Undated)
COIN (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)