Record Details

NHER Number:9644
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flint, Late Saxon to post medieval pottery sherds, River Yare

Summary

In 1966 a number of Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds were recovered near the river edge. In 1985 some prehistoric flint flakes were also recovered from dredged soil.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 2665 0817
Map Sheet:TG20NE
Parish:THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1966. On inlet with sandy beach at low tide. From river bank and water, around 100 yard (91m) stretch.
Two fragments Pingsdorf type pottery sherds, some 13th/14th century green-glazed sherds, Tudor and later green-glaze sherds, 13th century unglazed sherds, and a Late Saxon Thetford ware sherd (very thick ?storage ware) with applied strip with rouletting. Also a sherd of early medieval ware (smooth type), and an early medieval type sherd, as well as some iron slag.
NCM card by E. B. Green (NCM).

1985. In dredgings here. Found when walking.
Flint flake.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU).
Compiled by W. F. Milligan (NCM), 27 November 1985.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Thorpe St Andrew.

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