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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Sedgeford Iron Age Settlement
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 22.8 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Norfolk Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Sedgeford
Map Ref: TF705360
Latitude: 52.894408N  Longitude: 0.533116E
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Sedgeford Iron Age Settlement
Sedgeford Iron Age Settlement submitted by Andy B : Crouched burial discovered in Chalkpit Field in 2010 With thanks to the SHARP project for the photo (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Norfolk. Evidence from the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) suggests that Iron Age Sedgeford people lived in small, unenclosed settlements like those excavated at nearby Snettisham.

They grew spelt wheat in fields. They used both handmade and wheel-thrown pottery. They used and deposited rich assemblages of metal objects, including the coins of the Sedgeford hoard and the Sedgeford torc. They were connected to the wider world of north-west Norfolk by prehistoric tracks and a small river that passed through the valley.

More on the work of SHARP here and see past news items we have featured on Sedgeford.

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Sedgeford Iron Age Settlement submitted by bec-zog : Sedgeford dig: finds from the iron age onwards at this site TF 705 360 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hoards as collections: re-examining the Snettisham Iron Age hoards by Andy B on Thursday, 12 September 2019
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A paper about the Iron Age hoards found in nearby Snettisham

Hoards as collections: re-examining the Snettisham Iron Age hoards from the perspective of collecting practice. Jody Joy, 2016

In this article it is argued that past examination of hoards and hoarding has concentrated too much on the moment of deposition to the detriment of the period of collection and accumulation of material that preceded it. An alternative
perspective on prehistoric hoarding is proposed that concentrates on the processes by which objects were collected and assembled to form hoards and parallels are drawn with recent research examining how museum collections were formed. These ideas are applied to a case study which re-examines the material from the well-known Iron Age hoards from Snettisham, Norfolk, UK, as an example of how approaching hoards as collections can provide fresh insights on the practices of collecting and hoarding.
Journal Name: World Archaeology
Publication Date: 2016

https://www.academia.edu/24051060/Hoards_as_collections_re-examining_the_Snettisham_Iron_Age_hoards_from_the_perspective_of_collecting_practice
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Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project Blog by Andy B on Wednesday, 18 July 2012
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A weekly blog for the SHARP 2012 excavations have begun here

http://ccgi.sedgeford.plus.com/blog/?page_id=2728
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Rare Iron Age inhumation find in Norfolk confirmed by carbon dating by Andy B on Wednesday, 18 July 2012
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In 2009 a crouched burial was discovered in Chalkpit Field. It was radiocarbon dated to 2458-2200BC (see here http://ccgi.sedgeford.plus.com/blog/?p=1756 ), i.e. the end of the Neolithic, beginning of the Bronze Age. In 2010 a second crouched burial was discovered about 25 metres away from the first. Due to their proximity it was assumed that they would be contemporary.

Although the two burials were similar they were not identical. Both were crouched but the second one was more contracted than the first; it was prone with the head towards the north-west, whereas the first burial was on its left side with its head to the south east. The first skeleton was that of a late teenager of indeterminable sex; the second was an older woman’s.

Both graves contained some comparable material: both had large, flat-topped, unworked flints in them; the first also contained an antler and the second a cow scapula. However, the second grave also contained an amber bead; six other possible, highly degraded, beads; and 9 pottery sherds. Most of the pottery sherds were tiny but 2 were a bit bigger.

Although there was some disagreement, the consensus view amongst our finds people, and most of the experts they consulted, was that most of the pottery was Iron Age. A radiocarbon date from the bones of the second burial has now confirmed this. The date is 373-203BC. This is a great surprise as Iron Age inhumations are rare throughout Britain and extremely rare in Norfolk.

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http://ccgi.sedgeford.plus.com/blog/?p=2700
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Sedgeford historical and archaeological research project, Open Day 29th July by Andy B on Wednesday, 18 July 2012
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County: Norfolk

Sat 7 July-Fri 17 Aug; 10.00-16.00

Our excavations are open to visitors every day except Saturdays; 10 pm to 4pm. Family fun and a chance to experience 'real archaeology' at our Open Day on Sunday 29th July., We also run a variety of courses: visit our website http://www.sharp.org.uk for details.

Location: Chalk Pit Field, Sedgeford, West Norfolk PE36. Signposted from major roads.

Org: SHARP
Name: Brenda Stibbon
Tel: 07786 644980
Email: [email protected]

Part of the Festival of British Archaeology 2012
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Woman’s skeleton found at Sedgeford dig sheds light on Norfolk 4,000 years ago by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 05 July 2011
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Curled up in her burial pit with her amber beads, an ancient woman’s remains show our ancestors farmed a lush Norfolk valley thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

Archaeologists confirmed the significance of the discovery yesterday as work got under way for the summer season at Sedgeford, near Heacham.

Martin Hatton, curator of human remains at the site, was staking out an area of chalk down close to where the find was made last summer, ready for this year’s eagerly-awaited dig to begin.

“It was a total surprise to us,” he said. “You don’t bury people anywhere other than near where they live, so what we can say is that people were farming the land here 4,000 years ago.”

Fifteen years ago, a community dig began to uncover the secrets of the village’s Saxon graveyard. Since then, each summer has shed more light on the past.

"You don’t bury people anywhere other than near where they live, so what we can say is that people were farming the land here 4,000 years ago."

Project director Gary Rossin said the aim of this summer’s dig was to explore a D-shaped ditched enclosure on the side of the chalk down overlooking modern-day Sedgeford.

“We’ve been trying to understand the Anglo-Saxon settlement side of things but over the last two years we’ve had these curve balls thrown at us - burials where we didn’t expect to find burials.

“They’re late-Neolithic, although you’ll find some archaeologists disagree about that.”

As if to prove the point, a man looks up further down the field and shouts: “Bronze Age.”

Mr Rossin went on: “We had radio carbon dating done on the one we found in 2009, which said 2450 - 2200BC. That’s 4,500 years old.

“We haven’t dated the second one but there’s no reason to doubt it’s the same period.”

A body found crouched in a burial pit in 2009 was that of a tall young man. The woman uncovered during last year is believed to be aged from 35 to 45.

Amber beads and a primitive digging tool fashioned from a cow’s shoulder blade were found nearby, a few feet under the surface.

Archaeologists wore forensic suits as they painstakingly recovered her remains - to avoid contaminating the skeleton’s DNA.

“It’s to protect the skeleton from them - not them from the skeleton,” said Mr Hatton.

SHARP - the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project, which runs the dig - hopes to obtain grants to cover the £1,500 needed to carry out carbion dating and tests with radioactive isotopes needed to date the skeleton and reveal the woman’s origins.

The 2009 skeleton pre-dates the building of Seahenge, at nearby Holme-next-the-Sea, by several generations.

Southampton University student Cath Walker, who is researching flints found at Sedgeford for her PhD, said the primitive tools revealed yet more about the human history of the site.

“We’ve got hunter-gatherer communities moving through the landscape following their food sources,” she said. “This is a new chapter, pushing the history of the site back further.”

Evidence of a food source first brought over by the Romans is everywhere. Spoil from previous digs is pock-marked with rabbit holes.

But while bunnies went unhugged yesterday, many were wearing bunny hugger T-shirts - inspired by the row that erupted last week, after Fenland council leader Alan Melton said planning rules requiring archaeological surveys to be carried out on building sites should be relaxed to encourage development.

Up to 70 people will be taking part in this year’s dig, which runs until August 12. The site is open to the public from 10am - 4pm daily, except on Saturdays. Admission is free.

There are also guided tours each Friday (3pm), lectures in the village church on Tuesday nights (7pm) and courseson everything from basic archaeology to Anglo Saxon cooking.

This year, people are also being offered the chance to join the dig for the day as part of the BBC’s Hands On History program.

Places are free but must be booked in advance. For more information, follow the links above.


Sedgeford dig facts

Sedegford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) began in 1996.

Since then, it has uncovered remains from more then 300 Saxon burials in the Boneyard Field.

In 2003, a hoard of 39 gold coins were found hidden in a cow horn buried on the site.

Archaeologists have also found a Roman murder mystery, in the form of a body hidden in the remnants of an oven.

Rubbish pits on the site have been found filled with oyster shells. Fish bones have also been found, showing our ancestors enjoyed their seafood.

Evidence of metal working has been uncovered, while surveys have revealed the footprint of buildings and ditched enclosures, showing the site was once a significant settlement.

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/woman_s_skeleton_found_at_sedgeford_dig_sheds_light_on_norfolk_4_000_years_ago_1_951125

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Dig unearths picture of ancient Norfolk by Andy B on Friday, 21 July 2006
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It has already provided a series of fascinating snapshots of early life in a Norfolk village.

And now an annual dig at Sedgeford, near Hunstanton, is providing more pieces of the jigsaw, as archaeologists slowly build up a complete picture of the life of the community.

The main focus of the 11th season of summer excavations by the award-winning Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) is the site of an Iron Age farm, which is thought to have been taken over by the Romans following their invasion.

The dig, which started earlier this month, has already uncovered plenty of Roman pottery and part of what is believed to be a fine drinking vessel, indicating that there was a domestic settlement in the area as well.

SHARP, based in a field known locally as Boneyard, began in 1996 and has grown to be the country's largest project for volunteer archaeologists from around the world.

Discoveries to date include more than 270 skeletons unearthed from a Saxon...

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Iron Age farm to give up its secrets by Andy B on Wednesday, 28 June 2006
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The remains of an Iron Age farm are expected to give up more of their secrets during an annual Norfolk dig which gets underway next month.

The first serious excavation of the site was carried out last summer, uncovering ditches and a paved yard which could have been used to keep cattle.

Now it is set to become one of the focal points of the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project's 2006 season, which starts on Sunday, July 9.

SHARP was launched in 1996 with the aim of building up a complete history of Sedgeford, near Hunstanton, and attracts volunteer archaeologists from around the world.

So far the summer explorations have unearthed more than 270 skeletons from a Saxon cemetery, a horde of Iron Age coins and the long-lost end of a torc, as well as numerous other artefacts.

The farm is on a hillside to the south of the cemetery and is thought to have been taken over by the Romans following their invasion.

"What we saw last year in quite a small...

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