Bates, S. (2008). An Archaeological Evaluation at Crimplesham Replacement Quarry. NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1002384. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Evaluation at Crimplesham Replacement Quarry
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Series:		 NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1002384
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Abstract:		 Evaluation trenching in advance of proposed quarrying led to the excavation and recording of three ring-ditches, probably the surviving parts of Bronze Age barrows previously identified from cropmarks and by geophysical survey. Some other possible ring-ditches suggested by the geophysics were not definitely proven by excavation, although the possibility remains that they do exist. Some struck flint and pottery recovered from the site probably resulted from activity associated with the ring-ditches. Two or three features containing pottery or flint characteristic of the earlier Neolithic period were excavated within the area enclosed by one of the ring-ditches. This suggests that activity on the site pre-dated that associated with the funerary monuments. A small but significant assemblage of Romano-British pottery was recovered from the site and clearly represents activity in its vicinity during the period. None of the excavated features, however, was datable to the Roman period. Two Early Saxon sunken-featured buildings were excavated. This is of particular interest since no evidence of this date was previously known from the site. One of the buildings was unusually large in size. A number of finds from the fills of these SFBs and from other deposits dated to the Early Saxon period. They include pottery, a copper-alloy pin, a copper-alloy toilet implement, a lead spindle whorl, an iron knife and a very unusual example of an iron snaffle. Both of the SFBs were represented by geophysical anomalies and it is notable that several similar looking anomalies occured in the vicinity of the excavated examples and might represent further buildings. A Late Saxon strap-end was recovered from the fill of a ring-ditch. Other excavated features included ditches, pits and post holes, many of them undated but probably relating to one or other of the phases of activity mentioned above.
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Author:		 S Bates
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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:		 2008
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Site: Crimplesham Quarry, West Dereham, Norfolk
Parish: WEST DEREHAM
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 566490, 303350 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) AWL (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BEAD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) BLADE (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRIDLE BIT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) CORE (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) EAR SCOOP (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) FLAKE (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) KNIFE (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIN (Object England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SPINDLE WHORL (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRAP FITTING (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GRUBENHAUS (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) RING DITCH (Monument Type England)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
METAL DETECTING USE (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-41103
OBIB: Report: 1754
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016