NHER 19006 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1983 and 1984 recovered prehistoric worked flints including a Mesolithic microlith; medieval, post-medieval and modern pottery sherds and post-medieval clay pipes fragments. Metal-detecting in 2016 recovered a medieval coin as well as a medieval/post-medieval lead weight and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval sword belt fitting.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29NW
Civil Parish	TASBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January-February 1983. Fieldwalking.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Medieval pottery sherds (very worn).
Post-medieval pottery sherds (including lead-glazed earthenware, Staffordshire combed slipware and Bellarmine medallion fragment) and clay pipe fragments.
Recent pottery sherds.
W. Milligan (NCM) 2 March 1983. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 February 2014.

1984. Fieldwalking.
Found along north edge of field, near village hall:
Further struck flint including one flake of possible Mesolithic date.
W. Milligan (NCM) 31 May 1984.

The finds recovered during between 1983 and 1984 were given to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1983.93.5) [1]. The worked flint assemblage was subsequently identified by F. Healy (NAU) as comprising:
1 Mesolithic fragmentary microlith. See sketch (S1).
36 undatable prehistoric flakes, 9 blades, 2 scrapers and 3 thermally fractured fragments.
Information from (S2). See also (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 February 2014.

September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 3m to the south. [2].
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval sword belt fitting.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78621 Illustration: Healey, F. 1985. Sketch of a fragmentary Mesolithic flint microlith from Tasburgh. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S3> SNF6706 Article in Monograph: Rogerson, A. and Lawson, A. J. 1992. The Earthwork Enclosure at Tasburgh. The Iron Age Forts of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. Davies, J. et al. No 54 pp 31-58. Table 5 (microfiche).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (11)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1280 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)