NHER 17551 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting at this location between 1982 and 2020 has recovered Lower/Middle Palaeolithic, Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic, Early Neolithic, Neolithic, Neolithic/Bronze Age and Early Bronze Age worked flints; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds; a possible medieval whetstone; Roman and medieval to post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and undated, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated metalworking debris; a Roman brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories, a medieval finger ring and thimble, Jew's harp and copper alloy vessel fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

July to September 1980. Fieldwalking.
Flint flake.
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU).
Possible Roman sherds.
One possible Ipswich sherd.
Thetford type rims, bases and spouts.
Sherds from early medieval to late medieval/transitional.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 6 October 1980.

September 1982.
Sherds including developed Stamford Ware and late medieval/transitional tripod base.
Also schist hone, medieval?
See sketch plan (S1) in file.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 22 September 1982.

September 1984. Metal detecting.
Barbarous radiate AD 270s-280s.
AE of Constantine I, BEATA TRANQVILLITAS AD 321-323.
Roman rear hook Colchester derivative mid 1st century AD (photograph; S2).
Large lump bronze waste perhaps 10cm by 7.5cm by 1.9m thick (4in by 3in x 0.75in thick), Roman?
Medieval copper alloy thimble.
Jews harp buckle mid 14th century.
Strap end with lobed terminal, 14th century?
Copper alloy vessel rim and rectangular buckle plate.
Post medieval - four rumbler bells.
Three have stamped T within shield and are of usual decoration.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
4 Roman coins.
2 medieval coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin and a gold posy finger ring.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton and a blunt-hooked strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval/post-medieval posy ring was returned to the finder after being disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2016 T196).
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 50m to the north-west. [4].
IND04022016ED - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 February 2016.

May 2019-March 2020. Fieldwalking. [5].
1 Lower/Middle Palaeolithic notched flint flake and 10 flakes.
1 Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 Early Neolithic flint blade and 1 flake.
2 Neolithic flint scrapers and 1 flake.
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age keeled core.
1 Early Bronze Age flint scraper.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 18 August 2021 and P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023 and 8 January 2024.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Map: Finder's Map..
  • <S2> Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • NOTCHED FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • BLADE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KEELED CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Beaker - 4000 BC to 1701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1189 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1422 AD to 1427 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1526 AD to 1544 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1579 AD to 1579 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1603 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 9 2025 1:50PM

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