NHER 60012 (Monument record) - Palaeochannels, various undated features, and Neolithic and medieval or post-medieval finds

May-July 1999. Trial Trenching.
Excavation of six trenches (Trenches 31, 33-36 and 38).
A number of archaeologically significant features were identified in the north-easternmost trench (Trench 38). A large silt-filled feature has been interpreted as a palaeochannel. Two discrete dumps of material were identified within the fills of this feature, both of which contained burnt flint 'pot boilers'. Neolithic worked flints (3 flakes and 1 blade) were also recovered from one of these deposits.
A number of undated features were identifed close to this channel, including a narrow gully, two post-holes, a ditch and two shallow, intercutting pits.
Features excavated in the other trenches included an undated gully, an undated pit and an undated ditch. Although no dating evidence was recovered it was suggested that these features may have been prehistoric. Two additional silt-filled ?palaeochannels were also identified.
Unstratified finds recovered included:
1 Neolithic flint piercer, 1 blade core, 1 flake and 1 retouched flake.
1 medieval/post-medieval roof tile.
1 undatable fragment of lead ?spillage (glass fragments visible on one side).
See report (S1) for full details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.253).
Previously recorded under NHER 9316 and NHER 20666 (Trench 33).
P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2014. Amended 5 December 2022.