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Description: | medieval finds from excavated Norwich sites, archives of excavated sites in Norfolk, representation of over 100 different pottery wares, 3500 cremation urns from Anglo-Saxon cemeteries
The Norwich Castle Archaeology Collection is the major and most comprehensive archaeological collection in East Anglia (Eastern England) assembled from 1825 to the present day. It received government recognition of its special status in 1998 and has been enriched by a number of objects declared Treasure in recent years. The collection is securely provenanced and very wide in scope, covering the material remains of the past from the early prehistoric period to more recent periods and reflecting life in the region over thousands of years. It includes single finds of antiquities and archives of contextually excavated assemblages from sites in Norfolk, together with the associated records. The interpretation of this material is essential to our understanding of Britain as a whole. Parts of the collection are on display at Norwich Castle Museum and the Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth. Over 2000 separate individuals and organisations have found and collected the objects that make up the collection and over 4000 individuals and organisations have contributed
The Norwich Castle Archaeology Collection includes a large collection of worked flints (Palaeolithic to Bronze Age) providing representative assemblages for study. The Bronze Age metalwork is of special significance. The Iron Age collection includes artefacts of the Iceni tribe. Of national importance is the largest ever found assemblage of burial urns and cremated bones from the Saxon cemetery at Spong Hill, Norfolk. The early medieval collection is one of the best in the country. There are large collections from medieval Norwich, which are fundamental in understanding medieval urbanism. Coinage from the Iron Age onwards, including hoards, is well represented. There is a definitive reference collection of pottery made in, and found in, the area, and complete vessels are complemented by excavated pottery assemblages. The collection contains a small collection of foreign archaeology, including Egyptian material.
In addition to the objects, there is a large collection of excavation archives on paper, replicas and models. Thousands of individuals and organisations have found, collected and donated the objects that make up the collection. The collection is supported by a collection of 182 early 19th century watercolours and etchings of antiquities which form part of the fine art collection. And finally, the collection is underpinned by the largest Historic Environment Record (formerly known as Sites and Monuments Record) in the country. | Format: | 30500 individual artefacts, 3000 books and peridocials, plus 12000 boxes of bulk archaeology | Subjects: | Numismatics Archaeology Archaeological objects Archaeological excavations | Temporal: | Medieval 1066-1500 18th century - late 1776-1799 Bronze age 2500BC- 700BC 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970 19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850 18th century - mid 1730-1775 18th century - early 1700-1730 16th century - late 1576-1599 17th century - early 1600-1629 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899 16th century - early 1500-1529 20th century - early 1900-1930 Saxon 400-1066 Romano-British 0-500 Stone age - pre 2500BC 16th century - mid 1530-1575 17th century - mid 1630-1675 Iron age 800BC-43AD 19th century - early 1800-1836 17th century - late 1676-1699 | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44 (0)1603 493623 | Telephone: | +44 (0)1603 493625 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6732 | Format: | 30500 individual artefacts, 3000 books and peridocials, plus 12000 boxes of bulk archaeology | Go to resource |
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