NHER 21940 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon pottery sherd concentration, Late Saxon and medieval sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1985 by the Fenland Survey recovered a general scatter of medieval pottery sherds from this field, particularly in the area behind the Sea Bank. A small scatter of Middle Saxon pottery sherds were also noted, as well as one Late Saxon pottery sherd and a medieval roofing tile.

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

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13 November 1985. Fieldwalking in young winter cereal recently rolled.
Context 1: general scatter medieval sherds in area behind Sea Bank. WMV BC (S1).
Context 2 at 5892 1562: small scatter Middle Saxon Ipswich ware. Not completed but left to A. Rogerson to do. He identified one Late Saxon sherd also. And a medieval roofing tile. WMV BD (S2).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 19 November 1985.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF17047 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV BC. FENS. WMV BC.
<S2> SNF17048 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WMV BD. FENS. WMV BD.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (4)

POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 1 2013 9:39AM