NHER 18017 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic axe or adze and Roman finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCOTTOW, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981-1982. [1]. [2].
On field surface after ploughing, 137m (150 yards) south of Roman road. Lump of slag from iron roasting (not tap slag).
No dating evidence, but similar in appearance to examples from Roman sites in area.
Rural Life Museum.
Identified by E. Rose and B. Yates (NAU), 22 March 1982.
February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the north-western portion of the field. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.
March 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Mesolithic hard hammer struck biface adze or axe.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (5)
- ADZE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 222 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 310 AD to 310 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2020 2:00PM