NHER 64873 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds recovered during otherwise negative watching brief
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THWAITE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
November 2011-January 2012. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of contractor’s compound.
The stripping of topsoil and subsoil deposits exposed no archaeologically-significant features or deposits.
A small number of finds were recovered from the topsoil, including:
8 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
1 Early Bronze Age flint thumbnail scraper.
1 Bronze Age/Iron Age flint side scraper.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval/post-medieval book clasp.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd and 4 pantile fragments.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.718).
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2021.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF101118 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2012. Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief along the route of Loddon WT, Bungay Road, Thwaite St Mary, Norfolk. NPS Archaeology. 2815.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (7)
- FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- SIDE SCRAPER (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- THUMB NAIL SCRAPER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- PANTILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 24 2021 1:44PM