NHER 28076 (Find Spot record) - Saxon and medieval pottery finds
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Summary
Possibly Saxon pottery fragments and medieval pottery fragments were found in boreholes in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM38NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976. Found in boreholes immediately north of Falcon Bridge beside the A143, from alluvium 2.3 to 3.4m high.
Possible fragments of Thetford ware; two fragments medieval coarseware; sheep bone.
(S1) gives location as Bungay, Suffolk, in error.
Found by Suffolk County Council Highways Department.
Information from National Archaeological Record.
R. Rickett (NAU), 30 August 1990.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF7521 Article in Serial: Owles, E. J. 1977. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1976. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Vol XXXIV Pt 1 pp 73-77. p 74.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2018 11:24PM