Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation at 47, Bridge Street, Loddon, Norfolk |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation on the site of a former motor garage in Loddon was conducted by Norfolk Archaeological Unit during May 2005. Five trenches were excavated, each to a depth of 1.2m. The majority revealed a great depth of peat which forms the northern side of the floodplain of the River Chet. Previous geotechnical boreholes have shown that this peat coverage extends from the northern end of the site, where it is no more than 0.50m deep, to at least the southern curtilage, where it is 7m deep. The lack of archaeological features and deposits within the trenches suggest that there had been no human settlement of the floodplain prior to the construction of the garage, although a small number of finds found during the evaluation and, more particularly, a decorated Viking spearhead found in 1958, suggest casual loss of objects over the course of a great many years. |
Author: |
Andy Shelley
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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: |
2005
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47, Bridge Street, Loddon, Norfolk |
Parish: |
LODDON |
District: |
South Norfolk |
County: |
Norfolk |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 636120, 299150 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
norfolka1-12308 |
OBIB: |
Rep: 1073 |
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Note: |
A4 ringbound
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |