NHER 61612 (Monument record) - Early Saxon pit

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2015/2016 recovered an Early Saxon copper alloy bowl, Frankish pottery jars and the remains of an iron-bound bucket. These objects were previously recorded under NHER 59938. Subsequent excavation of the area surrounding the find showed that they were deposited within a pit.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73NW
Civil Parish SEDGEFORD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
KLMD012016 - PAS details to follow.
These finds were previously recorded under NHER 59938.
See Photographs (S1) and Illustration (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 30 August 2016.

23 March 2016. Excavation.
Two trenches were excavated east-west just north of and north-south across the site of the Early Saxon copper alloy bowl, Frankish pottery jar and the remains of an iron-bound bucket recovered in December 2015/January 2016. The hole excavated during the earlier removal of the finds was also re-excavated and this showed that the finds were deposited within a pit measuring 0.48m x 0.38m and approximately 0.2m deep. The trenches revealed no archaeological features associated with the pit.
A handle mount from an Early Saxon copper alloy-bound bucket was recovered to the north of the excavations and is recorded under NHER 59938.
See Unpublished Document (S3) and Illustration (S4).
A. Beckham (HES), 30 August 2016.

  • <S1> Photograph: Elfleet, K. 2016. Photographs of an Early Saxon copper alloy bowl and Frankish pottery jar, Sedgeford, 2015-2016. Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP). Digital. jpeg.
  • <S2> Illustration: Elfleet, K. 2016. Sketch of a Frankish pottery jar, Sedgeford, 2015-2016. Digital (jpeg). Not to scale.
  • <S3> Unpublished Report: Rogerson, A.. 2016. Report of the excavation of an Early Saxon pit.
  • <S4> Illustration: Elfleet, K. 2016. Sketch section of location within the ground of an Early Saxon copper alloy bowl and Frankish pottery jar, Sedgeford, 2015-2016. Digital (jpeg).

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May 15 2020 9:38AM

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