NHER 6938 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints, Early Bronze Age, Roman, and Late Saxon to post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

During the 1960s and 1970s a number of medieval and post medieval pottery sherds were recovered, as well as prehistoric flint flakes and scrapers, and a Neolithic axehead fragment. Roman and Late Saxon to early medieval pottery sherds have also been recovered, as well as a number of 'overfired bricks' and kiln debris fragments. In 1980 an excavation recovered a number of Early Bronze Age pottey sherds, as well as a Late Saxon pottery sherd and sherds form the medieval and post medieval periods. The excavation also recovered flint objects, including a core and an arrowhead.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

OS field 72.
1960s - 70s. Medieval pot scatter. Flint scatter. Other finds of below periods. Fieldwalking finds.

1980. Excavation of Early Bronze Age Beaker site.
See detailed report in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 1 April 1982.

See drawing of Beaker pottery vessels believed to have come from this site (S1).

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Correspondence: Robins, P.. 1989. J.E Owles flint collection brought in to Castle Museum for identification.. 5 April.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Witton [2].
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Witton; Witton - NHER 7061.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Slide: Various. Slide.
  • <S1> Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. Drawings of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Beaker pottery vessels. Card. 1:1.
  • ARROWHEAD (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • KILN WASTE (Undated)
  • LOOMWEIGHT (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • TILE (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2018 11:41AM

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