Record Details

NHER Number:2621
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery sherds

Summary

Iron Age, Roman and medieval pot sherds were recovered in 1932 and 1977. On the earlier occasion a fragment of pot sherd was identified as a possible native imitation of a Belgic plate dating earlier than AD 40-60.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 74489 03461
Map Sheet:TF70SW
Parish:OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1931-1932. Casual find south-east of the site of St Mary's Church (NHER 2619).
Iron Age, Roman and medieval sherds.
One fragment described as a native imitation of a Belgic plate possibly before AD 40 to AD 60.
(S1) describes the Iron Age pottery as 'ABC' Ware.
The finds are in the NCM (10.39 or 10.939).
Information from (S2), (S3) and (S4).
Also mentioned in (S5).
H. Hamilton (HES), 06 March 2013.

1977. Stray find.
Medieval sherds including rim, some glazed. [1].
KLM 188.977 A 1126.
Information from (S6).
E. Rose (NAU). 1977.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Oxborough (Caldecote).
<S1>Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1939. The Iron Age in Norfolk and Suffolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XCVI pp 1-113. p 98.
<S2>Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age.
<S3>Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman.
<S4>Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval.
<S5>Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF70SW3.
<S6>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 2621-2622.

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