NHER 9004 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints and multi-period pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1971 a sherd of Bronze Age and a sherd of Roman pottery were discovered here. Subsequent fieldwalking in the area during 1989, as part of the Illington Survey, recovered prehistoric flints along with Iron Age and Roman pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99SW
Civil Parish WRETHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1971. Context 1 at 9280 9068. Found after first ploughing of field.
Body sherd of Bronze Age? pottery, heavily flint gritted, outside surface red, body inside black.
Rim sherd of Roman grey ware pot.
T. Clough (NAU).

1989. Fieldwalking by Illington Survey. Site 59.
Finds as listed below and in file.
Prehistoric flints: one scraper, three blades and four flakes.
Nineteen Iron Age gritty sherds.
Three Iron Age sandy sherds.
Thirteen Roman greyware sherds.
One Roman oxidised sherd.
See file for sketch plans, contexts etc.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU) 1 August 1989.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Wretham.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wretham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 99 SW 14.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 1 2017 12:44PM

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