NHER 29048 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pits and hearths
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Summary
An NAU watching brief in advance of the Norwich Southern Bypass development found three pits filled with compacted clay, burnt flint, fuel ash slag and charcoal. These pits may be prehistoric hearths, but this interpretation is not clear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAWBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1991-1992. Watching Brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Site 17 A-C.
Pits with burnt material.
See unpublished document (S1) for further details.
See published monograph (S2) for summary of watching brief work.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57633 Unpublished Document: Bown, J.. 1992?. Norwich Southern Bypass Watching Brief: Site Lists and Annotated Maps.
- <S2> SNF50478 Monograph: Ashwin, T. and Bates S. 2000. Norwich Southern Bypass, Part I: Excavations at Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Trowse. East Anglian Archaeology. No 91. pp 210-216.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- CHARCOAL (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- SLAG (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- XFIRED CLAY (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 27 2024 5:01PM