NHER 64435 (Monument) - Middle Saxon possible fish trap
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HECKINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May 2013-August 2015. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of new dyke as part of Broadland Flood Alleviation Project.
At this location one of the machine drivers noted small fragments of waterlogged wood at the base of the dyke. The in situ remains were found to be poorly preserved but it was possible to retrieve some of the wood fragments from the excavated spoil. Samples submitted for analysis all proved to be winter-felled hazel with either 11 or 12 growth rings. Radiocarbon dating of one of these wood samples returned a date of Cal AD 640 to 680 at 95% probability (Beta-451568 1360 +/- 30 BP). It is thought that the wood exposed at this site was probably the remains of fish trap, similar in form and date to two such structures that were discovered elsewhere during the Broadland Flood Alleviation Project - both of which were also radiocarbon dated to the Middle Saxon period.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 August 2020.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF100814 Unpublished Contractor Report: Wallis, H. 2017. Pye’s Mill, Loddon to Nogdam End Compartment 22, Broadland Flood Alleviation Project. Monitoring of Works under Archaeological Supervision and Control. Heather Wallis. 219.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Record last edited
Aug 29 2020 9:34PM