NHER 19972 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Bronze Age, Early/Middle Saxon, and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1979 recovered Neolithic or Bronze Age flint flakes, a blade and two scrapers. Metal-detecting in 2018 recovered a medieval coin; and Early/Middle Saxon, and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Early/Middle Saxon buckle; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories, weights and a book fitting; and a post-medieval spur and powder flask nozzle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

Spring 1979. Surface of drilled field. Finder's site 218.
Ten flakes. One blade. Two scrapers.
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU).
A. Lawson (NAU), 10 September 1980.
Typed by J. Wymer (NAU), 5 December 1983.

September-October 2018. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Early/Middle Saxon buckle.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval weights and a book fitting.
Post-medieval buckle, spur and a powder flask nozzle.
Information from PAS import.
H. Hamilton (HES), 6 December 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 January 2019.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 500 AD to 700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POWDER FLASK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 28 2020 2:48PM

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