NHER 32864 (Find Spot record) - Multi period pot sherd scatter

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Summary

During the 1970s a prehistoric stone saddle quern was found at this location. Fieldwalking in June 1997 identified a scatter of animal bone and recovered single sherds of Early Bronze Age and Iron Age or Early Saxon pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79NW
Civil Parish NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1977-1978. Stray Find. [1].
Found at [2]:
Prehistoric stone saddle quern.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

June 1997. Fieldwalking.
Scatter of [animal] bone fragments.
Also two sherds found; one body sherd from an Early Bronze Age Food Vessel, the other Iron Age or Early Saxon, probably the latter.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA) and S. Percival (NAU).
D. Gurney (NLA) 9 July 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 August 2023.

Associated Sources (0)

  • SADDLE QUERN (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • POT (Early Iron Age to Early Saxon - 800 BC? to 650 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 24 2023 8:03PM

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