Record Details
| NHER Number: | 37611 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Prehistoric gullies |
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Summary
Archaeological evaluation and a watching brief carried out here during development revealed two prehistoric linear gullies and part of a probable ditch. Finds included fragments of prehistoric and Late Iron Age to Roman pottery, a probable Neolithic blade and a possible flint tool.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 76464 99046 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79NE |
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| Parish: | FOULDEN, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 2003. Trial Trench.
Single trench excavation on site of proposed residential dwelling. Contexts 1-9.
Two gullies revealed. One contained prehistoric pottery. The other contained Late Iron Age/Roman pottery, also a probable Neolithic blade.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
J. Allen (NLA), 7 January 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2015.
February 2004. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of footings for new dwelling. Contexts 10-11.
Undatable feature, probably part of a ditch.
Unstratified possible flint tool.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
J. Allen (NLA), 24 February 2004.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- GULLY (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- GULLY (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- BLADE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Griffiths, M. 2003. Results of an Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation: On land at 82 School Road, Foulden, Norfolk. M & M Archaeological Services. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Phillips, C. 2004. An Archaeological Watching Brief at 82 School Road, Foulden, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 922. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 754. |
| <S4> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2004. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2003. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt III pp 573-588. p 577. |
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