NHER 10216 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

A Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead was found at this location in 1960. Metal-detecting in 2017 and 2020 recovered a post-medieval coin; post-medieval tokens and a number of other medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include medieval harness pendants and a mirror case fragment and post-medieval sword-belt mounts, buckles, a pipe tamper, lead cloth seal and lead weight.

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Location

Map sheet	TG30NW
Civil Parish	GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August 1960. Stray Find. [1].
Found 900 ft [274m] south of The Grove, Great Plumstead:
1 Mesolithic chipped flint axe, tranchet type. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1960.388). Information from (S1). This discovery was first reported in (S2) and is also listed in (S3). It was later examined by R. Jacobi and is described in detail in (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 May 2014.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval harness-pendant frame.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 tokens, a buckle, button, sword-belt mount, pipe tamper, lead cloth seal and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 11 April 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 April 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Post-medieval sword-belt mount.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 March 2024.

February-October 2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval horse-harness pendant and part of a mirror case.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 30 NW 22.
<S1> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
<S2> SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 5.
<S3> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 206.
<S4> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10134.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (15)

TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
PIPE TAMPER (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 22 2024 8:24AM