NHER 55970 (Monument record) - Late Saxon and early medieval pottery and World War Two air raid shelter

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Summary

In May 2011 an archaeological watching brief recovered a moderate quantity of Late Saxon and early medieval pottery.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May 2011. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new residential dwellings.
A moderate quantity of Late Saxon and early medieval pottery was recovered, suggesting that the site lies within the area of the Late Saxon town.
A World War Two domestic air raid shelter was also encountered in part of the foundation trenches.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 12 August 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 September 2015.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF81424 Unpublished Contractor Report: Newman, J. 2011. Land to the rear of 1 Newtown, Thetford, Norfolk. Archaeological Monitoring Report. John Newman Archaeological Services.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (2)

POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1300 AD?)

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Record last edited

Oct 25 2018 10:06PM