NHER 37170 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint, medieval and post medieval objects

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 2002 and topsoil stripping in 2003 discovered no archaeological features, although some prehistoric worked and burnt flints were recovered, as well as a small number of medieval and post medieval objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21SE
Civil Parish SPROWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

June 2002. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of proposed Park and Ride site. In potatoes. Contexts 1-143 used.
6 ?prehistoric worked flints and 30 burnt flints.
1 ?medieval lead weight.
Medieval and post-medieval brick and tile fragments.
Much post-medieval and modern pottery and many metal objects.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
J. Allen (NLA), 28 June 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2015.

April-May 2003. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil stripping for new Park and Ride site. From context 150.
No archaeological features were observed, although several post-medieval pottery sherds and post-medieval to modern metal objects were found.
See report (S3) for further details.
R. Fillery-Travis (NLA), 26 April 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2015.

An archive believed to comprise material from both phases of archaeological work at this site has now been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.434).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Field Survey at the Proposed Park-and-Ride Site, Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 726.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 368-384. p 380.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2004. An Archaeological Watching Brief at the Proposed Park-and-Ride site, Sprowston, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 871.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW GLASS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2023 12:00PM

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