NHER 56830 (Monument record) - Tree throws and pit containing Early Bronze Age pottery and struck flint
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ORMESBY ST MICHAEL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January - February 2010. Excavation.
The excavation revealed four tree throws and a pit containing Early Bronze Age pottery and 29 struck flints including flakes. A sub-circular feature was located 15m to the north-east of the tree throws is likely to have been a natural hollow containing 16 struck flints, a moderate amount of charcoal and a sherd from a collared urn.
See (S1).
S. Howard (HES), 9 March 2012.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF83383 Unpublished Contractor Report: Gilmour, N. and Mortimer, R. 2012. Post-excavation assessment for early prehistoric settlement, field systems and enclosure at Ormesby St Michael, Norfolk. Oxford Archaeology East. 1170.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (3)
- COLLARED URN (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Jan 4 2013 12:19PM