NHER 68874 (Find Spot) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TASBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April-May 2017. Test Pit.
Excavation of test pit as part of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust's 'Imagined Land' project - a community archaeology project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (Test Pit 2).
A natural clay deposit was encountered at a depth of 0.75m, which was overlain by a fairly thick silty clay subsoil. Finds recovered included:
5 undatable iron nail, 7 burnt flints and 7 animal bones.
1 ?Saxon/medieval lump of iron slag.
2 medieval/post-medieval brick fragments.
2 post-medieval clay tobacco pipe fragments.
5 post-medieval/modern pottery sherds, a button and 2 unidentified copper alloy objects.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 January 2025.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF102874 Unpublished Contractor Report: Emery, G. 2017. A Community Archaeological Test-Pitting Project at Tasburgh, Norfolk. Part of the Imagined Land Project. Norvic Archaeology. 103.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (10)
- SLAG (Early Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- BRICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- POT (18th Century to Late 20th Century - 1701 AD to 2000 AD)
- BUTTON (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
- NAIL (Unknown date)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 17 2025 11:15AM