NHER 19010 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint, Roman brooch and multi-period pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in this area during 1980 and 1983 recovered Neolithic or Bronze Age flint flakes, a Roman brooch and sherds of Roman and medieval pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

1980. Surface of drilled field. Finders site 204c.
One Grimston ware sherd.
One Roman greyware sherd.
Thirteen Neolithic/Bronze Age flakes.
Identified by A. J. Lawson (NAU).
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 10 September 1980.
Typed by J. Wymer (NAU), 5 December 1983.

January to February 1983. Metal detecting. 228m (250yds) west of Hall Farm.
Bronze brooch rear hook, type mid 1st century AD.
Drawn by NCM (S1).
Field detected in 5m intervals but nothing else of interest found.
Identified by A. Gregory (NCM), 26 February 1983.
W. Milligan (NCM), 21 February 1983.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2018 11:32AM

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