Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20444 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman pottery finds |
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Summary
Roman pottery fragments were found during works in 1984 and 1992. Large quantities of butchered animal bone were also found. The area is close to the route of a Roman road, and may have been part of a settlement.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 3458 9051 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM39SW |
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| Parish: | DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
26 May 1984.
In spoil from trenches between 6 Pirnhowe Street and new septic tank.
Area about 20m square, extends about halfway down garden behind house.
Spread of burnt daub, at 30cm down in face of trench, one possible shallow ditch and large quantities of Roman pottery (see details in file).
Note that on the street frontage, actually by the side of the Roman road, the soil was black humus with no Roman material down to 1.5m.
Probably post Roman or recent disturbance. In area of sherds there was 35 to 40cm of topsoil above natural sand and gravel. Appears to be edge of flood plain, separated from site 10613 by 100m of wet valley.
NCM from [1]
A. Gregory (NAU), 4 June 1984.
See finds list in file.
10 February 1992. Excavation of footings for extension at northwest corner of house.
Deep topsoil over gravel.
Three Roman sherds in spoil.
D. Gurney (NLA), 10 February 1992
Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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