NHER 3769 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Late Saxon pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1974. Stray Find.
Found tumbled down from edge of chalk pit:
Roman pottery sherd. Heavily rolled rim, 2nd to 3rd century AD ware. See drawing (S1).
Sheep bones found in topsoil said to have come from above sherd (how could they tell?).
Information from (S2). These discoveries were also reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 July 2018.
Later, 1975 or 1976. Stray Find.
Found in pit by [1]:
Saxo-Norman sherds.
Details from KLM.
E. Rose (NAU). Information from (S3). These discoveries were also reported in (S5).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 July 2018.
Above material is probably the same as material found "1970s to 1980s" (though indicated by [1] and just north of findspot on map) shown to T. Gregory (NAU) and A. Rogerson (NAU) in November 1984 and identified as:
1 Roman body sherd, fine burnished shoulder, late 1st to early 2nd century.
2 Grimston Thetford bowl rims including one with diamond roller stamp.
1 Thetford-type sherd.
Details from A. Gregory (NAU). Compiled by E. Rose (NAU) December 1985.
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 July 2018.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 71 NW 40.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81244 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1974. Drawing of a Roman pottery sherd. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Gayton.
- <S3> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 4.
- <S4> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S5> SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 9.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 25 2023 7:56AM