Norfolk Archaeology 43 (4)

Excavation along a length of pipeline revealed evidence both of early medieval activity and of the period when the Wymondham Benedictine abbey flourished. This included a wall, a possible robber trench, internal and external floor surfaces and debris apparently related to the preparation of food, as well as drainage features. An area dedicated to burials was recorded to the south-west of the present churchyard, as well as a possible trackway. A square flint structure of unknown function was also recorded. Includes separately authored reports on:

Explores the use made of turf as a fuel by the late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century rural population of Norfolk. Evidence is presented to demonstrate that turf-cutting formed a major economic activity in the county and played a particularly significant role in the welfare of the poor. The primacy of turf as fuel for the poor is illustrated by comparison with the use which was made of other vegetationally-derived combustible products, namely `furze and whins', `flags', wood faggots, bracken, ling and coal. See also 2001/716. Includes:

Trial excavation in the area immediately to the east of the castle at Middleton, Norfolk examined a small bailey ditch. This feature had been levelled, with pottery from its fills suggesting a twelfth century date. A fragment of post-in-trench structure was recorded within the northern part of the bailey. Trenching also examined a large double-ditched crop mark boundary feature, apparently sealed by the northern edge of the motte, but failed to clarify its date or function.

Discusses a map which attempts to recreate the layout of the Norfolk village in 1599 AD.

Reports a prehistoric buried soil, rich in struck flint of Late Neolithic or Bronze Age date, and traces of a possible Late Bronze Age building. Includes separately authored reports on: Prehistoric features and deposits, struck and burnt flint and Prehistoric pottery.

Reports on the project's fifth season of investigations in the north-west Norfolk parish. Includes notes on the progress of an excavation of an Anglo-Saxon settlement and cemetery at Boneyard and Reeddam; the excavation of a medieval chapel at West Hall; and an investigation of the parish's Early Saxon sites.

Catalogues recent coin finds, including all reported Iron Age coins, the less common Roman coins (plated gold, unusual denominations and mints) and continental coins of the Middle Ages and later.

Comprises separately authored summaries of archaeological excavations, fieldwork and surveys conducted during the year. Entries are listed alphabetically by site name.