Record Details

NHER Number:16784
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman pottery

Summary

Fragments of a Roman Spanish globular amphora and other 1st to 3rd century AD Roman pots were found on the surface of a field. Possible cropmarks can be seen on an aerial photograph.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 7428 1863
Map Sheet:TF71NW
Parish:GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1980. Found on surface of field.
Scatter of Roman sherds including amphorae. Material not seen. Found by a student of [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 24 November 1980.

17 December 1980.
Spanish globular amphora and 1st to 3rd century AD sherds.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).

22 July 1993. NLA air photography.
Disturbance/marks visible in crop on site of Roman pottery scatter. Not clearly discernible in form, possibly natural disturbance.
M. Brennand (NLA), 8 February 2001.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (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.
<S1>Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1993. TF 7418H - J.

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