Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31947 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman pottery finds and possible hearth or oven |
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Summary
A large quantity of Roman pottery and a possible hearth or oven were reported to have been found during works in 1946.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 515 004 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG50SW |
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| Parish: | HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
About 1946. Hopton Saw Mills. Found when digging sawdust pit.
Mass of pottery including a samian lamp, stamped with M or perhaps lamba-iota, the handle moulded to the shape of a sphinx between the horns of a crescent moon.
Mass of charcoal and hearth or perhaps clay oven also found.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 August 1996.
See Notes.
Monument Types
- HEARTH (Unknown date)
- OVEN (Unknown date)
- HEARTH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- OVEN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Undated)
- LAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
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