An archaeological dig has uncovered artefacts which experts hope will help to unravel  Norfolk's Iron Age past.

Over the past three weeks, an archaeological excavation at the Warham Camp near Wells-next-the-Sea has unearthed a variety of artefacts – including Roman coins, pottery and an object dating back to the Iron Age.

Eastern Daily Press: Volunteers at the dig Volunteers at the dig (Image: Adam Barker)

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Andy Hutcheson, the project’s lead archaeologist and president of the Norwich Archaeological Society, said the finds will help to better understand the history of the site.

“It is a fantastic, wonderful and beautiful location,” he said.

“We think in the Iron Age they used this site as a temporary meeting point and that it was reused late in the Roman period for industrial purposes, as there’s evidence that  iron tools were made here.

“It has been interesting. The site is Iron Age but we don’t have an accurate date for it.

“We have found a lot of pottery and animal bones showing us what people were eating, as well as 12 Roman coins and an Iron Age decorative button and loop toggle.”

Eastern Daily Press: Andy Hutcheson, the project's lead archaeologist and president of the Norwich Archaeological SocietyAndy Hutcheson, the project's lead archaeologist and president of the Norwich Archaeological Society (Image: Adam Barker)

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Archaeology for Wellbeing is a partnership between the Centre for Archaeology and Heritage at the Sainsbury Institute, University of East Anglia and The Restoration Trust.

The project at the Warham Camp - located between the villages of Warham and Wightonaims - hopes to help people with their mental health and wellbeing by offering them an opportunity to learn about archaeological techniques alongside the professionals.

Eastern Daily Press: Volunteers at the digVolunteers at the dig (Image: Adam Barker)

“The ethos of the project is community and being inclusive,” Mr Hutcheson added.

“Being in this environment and working in a group has been really important and contributed to a sense of well-being for all our volunteers here.”

Film crews for the BBC's archaeology programme Digging for Britain were at the site earlier this week. 

The organisers of the project hope to run similar archaeological digs across north Norfolk later this year.

Eastern Daily Press: The Warham Camp, between the villages of Warham and Wightonaims, near Wells-next-the-SeaThe Warham Camp, between the villages of Warham and Wightonaims, near Wells-next-the-Sea (Image: Adam Barker)