NHER 36102 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking here in 2001 and 2003 recovered sherds of Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and medieval pottery. Types identified included Middle Saxon Ipswich Ware, Roman greyware and Late Saxon Thetford Ware. In addition, several fragments of quernstones were retrieved.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60SE
Civil Parish WEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February 2001. Found along edge of ploughed field immediately next to verge.
Two body sherds finely gritted Iron Age.
Two body sherds sandy reduced Iron Age.
One basal sherd fine sandy Ipswich.
One rim pimply Ipswich.
One sagging basal and one body sherd Thetford type.
Two body sherds medieval unglazed.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 March 2001.

2003. Fieldwalking.
Two flint gritted Iron Age, one sand Iron Age without iron ore inclusions, one other probably similar.
One shelly and organic tempered ?Iron Age or Middle Saxon?
One dish rim Roman greyware.
One base fine sandy Ipswich.
Six medieval unglazed.
One fragment lava quern.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 April 2003.

Associated Sources (0)

  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • QUERN (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 15 2013 9:32AM

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