NHER 2543 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age and Roman pottery

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Summary

The base of a possible Early Bronze Age Food Vessel and the base of a Roman greyware pot were found when the Common Dyke was dredged between 1969 and 1971.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69NE
Civil Parish METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1969. Stray Find.
Found after dredging of Common Dyke:
1 Roman pottery sherd (base of small fine jar).
Information from (S1). This discovery was reported in (S2).
Subsequently donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1994.12.2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2015.

Around 1971. Stray Find.
Found after dredging of Common Dyke:
1 ?Early Bronze Age pottery sherd (base of ?Food Vessel). See sketch (S3).
Subsequently donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1994.12.1).
Information from (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2015.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 69 NE 6.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Methwold.
  • <S2> Serial: 1969. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1969. No 16. p 7.
  • <S3> Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Sketch of a possible Early Bronze Age Food Vessel pottery sherd. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S4> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
  • POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

May 24 2018 11:43AM

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