Hickling, S. (2011). Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at St Andrew's Lane, Congham, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1023079. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at St Andrew's Lane, Congham, Norfolk
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Series:		 NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief was conducted for Mr and Mrs Taylor ahead of and during construction of a stable block, menage area and associated roads and services. Although only a small proportion of the development area was subject to full excavation it was clear that it was unlikely that this area had been densely occupied in the past and perhaps had represented an area peripheral to a main settlement. The topsoil and subsoil were very rich in finds ranging from prehistoric to post-medieval in date. The subsoil appeared to be agricultural in origin rather than a 'dark earth' that might be associated with settlement. There was very little if any structure to the distribution of finds within the topsoil, suggesting that this material had been imported to the site, possibly during manuring or in the introduction of soils. Several ditches were recorded, but notably only a small number of post-holes. The fills of these features, although dark in colour, were not especially rich in cultural debris. Because of the relatively low density of features combined with the small proportion of the area excavated, no patterns could be discerned with regard to the layout or morphology of any occupation or activity. The only real correlation between the location of finds from the excavation phase and archaeological features appears to be the increased amount of medieval brick close to the putative site of All Saints Church (NHER 3562). It seems likely that the Saxon and medieval focus of settlement was located to the east of this development site. The medieval pottery from the site suggests that occupation ceased in the 12th-13th century and the area then became primarily used for arable agriculture. Perhaps because of its location very close to the focus of settlement, manuring resulted in a large amount of cultural material being deposited.
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Author:		 S Hickling
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Publisher:		 NAU Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: St Andrew's Lane
Parish: CONGHAM
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: St Andrews Lane Congham Norfolk
Location - Auto Detected: All Saints Church
Grid Reference: 571610, 323380 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Animal Bones (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Copper Alloy Finds (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Copper Alloy Finds (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Copper Alloy Finds (Find)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
12th13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-105523
OBIB: Report 2483
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016