Monument record GSE 011 - Roman settlement evidence (midden?) Black Street, Century House
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 5124 8671 (101m by 100m) |
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Map sheet | TM58NW |
Civil Parish | GISLEHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pottery, 25 sherds, semi-complete cordonned wide mouthed jar form. Found in supply trench for newly built garage, circa 2 feet down in sand (S1). Further surface finds in garden include one coin, an As of M Aurelius ? (161- 180), pottery sherds including Nene Valley and Oxford mortaria, tile fragment. A layer of dark soil, possibly a ditch, observed in digging holes for a fence just N of original findspot. Finds from this include tile, pottery (colour coated sherds late C2-C4), animal bone, much oyster shell (S2)(S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: letter (S1), site report.
- <S1> SSF5419 (No record type): Durbidge P, LAS, letter 1982.
- <S2> SSF1007 (No record type): Barker, C.. Barker C, 1991.
- <S3> SSF20639 (No record type): SAU, Plouviez J, site report, 1991.
Finds (5)
- FSF10933: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10934: POTTERY NENE VALLEY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10935: POTTERY OXFORD (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10936: ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10937: COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 18 2022 2:41PM