Fingerprint charts for i) artefact date analysis, ii) artefact type analysis, iii) artefact metal analysis and iv) coins – date of production
The parish of Quidenham is located in the Breckland district of Norfolk, 16km north-east of Thetford. The name Quidenham may derive from the Old English phrase meaning 'Cwida's homestead'. The parish has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological activity, particularly in the form of metal-detecting and field survey.
There is thought to have been an Early Saxon cremation cemetery in the parish, recorded by antiquarians in 1859, and a second cemetery in the centre of Quidenham Park, judging by the number of brooches that were recovered. Excavations at the so-called 'Shrunken Village' site in Wilby show it was first occupied during the Anglo-Saxon period and a substantial complex of enclosures is visible on aerial photographs. Pins, strap-ends and sherds of Ipswich Ware and Thetford Ware pottery have been recovered.
Fingerprint charts for i) artefact date analysis, ii) artefact type analysis, iii) artefact metal analysis and iv) coins – date of production
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