NHER 18261 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint artefacts and medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in this area between 1978 and 1980 recovered various prehistoric flint artefacts and medieval pottery sherds. The flint objects included a Neolithic or Bronze Age polished axehead, a Neolithic or Bronze Age object with working on both sides and a projectile point. Metal-detecting in 2017 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens; a post-medieval jetton and a range of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a medieval silver annular brooch); a medieval lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval purse frame and copper alloy stud and a post-medieval harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

Full Description

Autumn 1978. Drilled field.
Fifteen flakes.
Two scrapers.
One bifacially worked piece, Neolithic/Bronze Age.
One medieval bodysherd (Grimston ware?).

October 1980. Finder's number 240a. [1].
Polished axe fragment and bifacial projectile point fragment.
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU).
A. Lawson (NAU), 19 October 1980.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Roman Aesica brooch.
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
Post-medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 18 April 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

April-May 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin, a buckle, a dress hook, silver annular brooch and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval purse frame, button and stud.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 tokens, 1 jetton, a buckle and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
The medieval silver annular brooch was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2017 T453) and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (27)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
HANDAXE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 60 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1189 AD to 1199 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1272 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
STUD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1667 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1667 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
JETTON (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1685 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2024 3:48PM