NHER 21034 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1984 by the Fenland Survey recovered a general scatter of medieval pottery sherds, includes one gritty Middle Saxon sherd. A possible concentration of post medieval rubbish and a few scraps of possible late medieval sherds, were also noted nearby, including one Middle Saxon Ipswich sherd.

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Map sheet TF51NE
Civil Parish WIGGENHALL ST GERMANS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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31 December 1984. Well weathered rough ploughed land; fieldwalking.
Context 1: general scatter odd sherds medieval pottery probably deriving from. Includes one gritty Middle Saxon non-Ipswich. WMV AE (S1).
Context 2: centred at above grid reference; strip of ploughed land behind modern farm buildings covered with post medieval rubbish and few scraps of ?late medieval sherds, area around 200m north to south x 100m east to west. Includes one Middle Saxon Ipswich sherd. WMV AF (S2).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 31 December 1984.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV AE. FENS. WMV AE.
  • <S2> *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV AF. FENS. WMV AF.
  • <S3> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 1 2013 9:36AM

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