NHER 20287 (Find Spot) - Roman pottery sherd concentrations

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1984 by the Fenland Fieldwalking recovered a general scatter of Roman and medieval pottery sherds. A concentration of Roman pottery was also recovered, as well as a separate concentration that included some bone fragments and a little post medieval debris.

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Map sheet	TF51SE
Civil Parish	TILNEY ST LAWRENCE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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21 March 1984. Fenland Fieldwalking. Well weathered plough soil.
Context 1 = general scatter Roman and medieval sherds.
Context 2 at 5531 1463. Scatter sparse Roman pottery 27 x 20m no other material, no staining. On flat ground south of rodam.
Context 3 at 5530 1454. Roman pottery scatter, sparse, only odd fragments bone. Very little post medieval debris. No staining. On south side roddon. 27 x 25m.
TYL AD (S1), TYL 6 (S2), TYL 5 (S3).
Compiled by R. Silvester (NAU), 21 March 1984.

Some of the material from Context 2 has been reidentified as medieval pottery.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S4).

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF16662 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYL AD. FENS. TYL AD.
<S2> SNF16655 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYL 6. FENS. TYL 6.
<S3> SNF16651 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. TYL 5. FENS. TYL 5.
<S4> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (3)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)

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Tilney St Lawrence (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2021 2:17PM