NHER 30946 (Monument record) - Undated pits, post medieval saw pit and multi-period finds, Church Road

December 1994. Metal-detecting Survey and Trial Trenching.
Evaluation in advance of proposed housing development. Intial metal-detecting survey followed by excavation of four trenches.
Some small shallow ditches and pit/post holes were excavated but were undatable due to absence of finds.
A large pit was excavated - thought to be possible 'saw pit' of modern date - although a sherd of Early Saxon pot was found in it and animal bone.
Nuremburg jetton 16th century.
Post medieval and Early Saxon pottery.
No evidence for medieval occupation was found.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.271).
S. Bates (NAU) 21 December 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015 and 5 December 2022.