| Title: |
Land off Brandon Road, Swaffham, Norfolk - Archaeological Field Evaluation |
| Series: |
Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Evaluation comprising trial excavation was undertaken. A total of thirty-four 20m by 4m trenches were opened in the first instance; a further two trenches and a 20m by 50m area were opened in 2006. A small assemblage of worked flint was recovered Late Bronze Age/early Iron Age: a single pit of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age date was found towards the west of the study area. The pit was small and is likely to have been highly truncated. No other features of this period were identified. Early-middle Iron Age: one ditch was provisionally dated to the early-middle Iron Age on the basis of the presence of a single sherd of pottery in its lower fill. The enhanced trenching revealed that this was residual and the ditch was infact Romano-British. This ditch did, however, truncate an earlier ditch that yielded one sherd of Iron Age Pottery. Romano-British: a rectangular field/enclosure system defined by ditches was identified at the east end of the study area. Associated with this were a number of small pits, postholes, a single large quarry pit and a drying oven. The nature and low density of the features, along with the paucity of finds, suggest that the focus of occupation was probably situated further east. This was supported by the small quantity of finds and absence of associated features adjacent to the Romano-British field boundary identified in the extra trenching. Of particular interest at the eastern end of the development area was the drying oven which was linear, c. 3.5m long and 0.6m wide. The internal width of the flue was 0.3m. It contained abundant charcoal and charred seeds. Modern: parts of the study area had been severely truncated by modern activity, removing any archaeological remains that may once have been present. Much of this was probably associated with the construction of the industrial buildings that are still present. |
| Author: |
B Barker
A Bell
M Luke
J Wells
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| Publisher: |
Albion 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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| Locations: |
| Site: |
Land off Brandon Road |
| Parish: |
SWAFFHAM |
| District: |
Breckland |
| County: |
Norfolk |
| Country: |
England |
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Grid Reference: 582350, 307310 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-10407 |
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2005/62 |
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| Note: |
A4 Bound Report
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| Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |
