NHER 6943 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint, Iron Age to post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a number of pottery sherds from the Iron Age, Roman, Early and Late Saxon periods, as well as sherds from the medieval and post medieval periods. A small number of prehistoric flint flakes and scrapers were also recovered. Cropmarks suggested for this site were not visible when aerial photographs were analysed by the NMP.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

OS field 4.
1960s - 1970s. Surface collection of pottery sherds.
Prehistoric sherds, as well as Roman, Early and Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds. In addition a small number of prehistoric flint flakes and scrapers were also recovered, as well as undated metal working debris and a mortarium fragment.
Ruth Fillery-Travis (NLA), 10 September 2007.

March 1972. Excavation of cropmark?
Six sherds of possible Iron Age pottery sherd and one Roman sherd. From the surface one fragment of metal working slag and a small number of medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 April 1982.

March 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks previously recorded in this field (NHER 6943 context 5) were not observed during the NMP mapping.
J. Albone (NMP), 10 March 2005

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Witton.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Witton.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Witton.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Witton.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Witton [2].
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Slide: Various. Slide.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • WHETSTONE (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Sep 30 2013 2:05PM

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