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New Primary School Site, Mallard Way (North of Blue Boar Lane), Sprowston, Norfolk. Excavation through Informative Trial Trenching |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
NPS Archaeology carried out informative archaeological trial trenching in advance of proposed development of a new primary school at Mallard Way, Sprowston, Norfolk. Trial trenching comprised 10nos. trenches, five measuring 50.00m x 1.80m, two measuring 40.00m x 1.80m and three measuring 30.00m x 1.80m. Five of these trenches were set out to target cropmarks recorded by the Norfolk Mapping Programme. Archaeological features were present in seven of the ten trenches. The earliest archaeological features (both in trench 5) consisted of a small gulley and large pit both suspected as being prehistoric in date. Most of the site has been heavily disturbed by recent groundworks and it is of significance that these prehistoric features survive where there appears to be no evidence of any modern intrusive activity. The large northwest-southeast orientated ditch targeted from aerial photographs was present in five trenches and was found to not be sealed by a subsoil. Although no dating was retrieved from it, it was recut by a securely dated post-medieval ditch. Additionally, the excavation managed to establish that a hedge line probably existed on its southeast side and that the ditch turns towards the south-east shortly after trench 3; aspects not previously known from the aerial photographic record. Evidence for other post-medieval activity on the site was present in the form of a large pit in trench 3, interpreted as a quarry. Although heavily disturbed by modern machinery, the trial trenching has identified an area of the site which contains potentially significant, yet currently unquantifiable prehistoric archaeological remains. It has also provided an interpretation and suggested an alternative date to the linear cropmark seen from aerial photographs. |
| Author: |
Joshua White
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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: |
2018
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| Locations: |
| Site: |
NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL SITE, MALLARD WAY |
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Mallard Way |
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Norfolk |
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Broadland |
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SPROWSTON |
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Blue Boar Lane |
| Country: |
England |
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Grid Reference: 626020, 312110 (Easting, Northing)
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| post-medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| trial trenching (Auto Detected Subject) |
| quarry (Auto Detected Subject) |
| trenches (Auto Detected Subject) |
| cropmark (Auto Detected Subject) |
| pit (Auto Detected Subject) |
| aerial photographs (Auto Detected Subject) |
| archaeological trial trenching (Auto Detected Subject) |
| cropmarks (Auto Detected Subject) |
| gulley (Auto Detected Subject) |
| ditch (Auto Detected Subject) |
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BOTTLE
(Object England)
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POT
(Object England)
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TILE
(Object England)
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SLAG
(Object England)
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BUTTON
(Object England)
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NATURAL FEATURE
(Monument Type England)
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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BURNT FLINT
(Object England)
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WASTE
(Object England)
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FLAKE
(Object England)
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CLAY PIPE (SMOKING)
(Object England)
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HEDGE
(Monument Type England)
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| Identifiers: |
| OASIS Id: |
norfolka1-315850 |
| OBIB: |
Report No. 2018/1081 |
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| Note: |
GREY LITERATURE REPORT
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| Created Date: |
22 Mar 2019 |
