NHER 21455 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period pottery

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Summary

Fragments of pottery dating from the late prehistoric to the post medieval periods and a medieval strap fitting have been found by metal detecting and field walking.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF70SW
Civil Parish BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

25 January 1985. Fieldwalking, drilled and weathered. Metal detecting survey.
Divided into subdivisions.
Context 1. BB207.
Detected only, 2 sherds medieval unglazed. 1sherd glazed? Grimston.
Context 2. BB206.
7 sherds medieval unglazed.
1 prehistoric flint gritted near northwest corner.
1 copper alloy strap end, folded sheet with copper alloy rivet, undecorated.
1 conical lead weight.
Context 3. BB 208.
3 prehistoric flint gritted.
1 sherd dark grey with some organic inclusions and sparse grits Early Saxon?
Context 4. BB 209.
1 sherd unidentified.
1 rim Roman greyware.
1 bowl rim and 2 sherds medieval unglazed.
1 16th century internal and external greenglazed sherd.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU) Spring 1985.

December 1987. Context 1 rewalked in good conditions under winter cereal.
6 sandy Iron Age sherds.
4 Roman coarse sherds.
8 medieval unglazed.
1 medieval glazed with white inclusions.
2 glazed Grimston.
Copper alloy sheet, medieval strap end.
A. Rogerson (NAU) January 1989.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 206. BB.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 207. BB.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 208. BB.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 209. BB.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Undated)
  • STRAP FITTING (Undated)
  • WEIGHT (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2012 4:22PM

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