NHER 61643 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age pottery scatter and other, multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking at this location in 2003 identified two concentrations of potentially prehistoric burnt flint and discrete scatters of what were identified by the finder as Iron Age and Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds. Other finds recovered included prehistoric worked flints and possible Roman pottery sherds.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99NW
Civil Parish MERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

April 2003. Fieldwalking.
Identified at Context 1 (finder's Site 3):
?Prehistoric burnt flint scatter.

Identified at Context 2 (finder's Site 1):
?Prehistoric burnt flint scatter.

Identified at Context 3 (finder's Site 7):
Scatter of Iron Age pottery sherds (183 recovered). This scatter appears to have extended slightly into the field to the south (NHER 40790).
Other finds recovered at or near this location include:
4 prehistoric worked flints including 2 scrapers.
30 Roman and/or medieval pottery sherds.
3 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
3 undatable oyster shell fragments.

Identified adjacent to Old Farm (NHER 18253) at Context 4 (finder's Site 9):
Scatter of Late Saxon and/or 'Norman' pottery (62 recovered).
Other finds recovered at or near this location include:
1 ?prehistoric burnt flint (sample)
5 medieval pottery sherds.
6 undatable animal bone fragments and 1 oyster shell.

All objects identified by finder, see notes and sketch map in file for further details [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 10 October 2016.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

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Record last edited

Apr 7 2020 1:09AM

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