NHER 19973 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects

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Summary

During the 1970s and 1980s a number of artefacts were recovered from this area. Finds included Neolithic/Bronze Age flint artefacts, a Roman steelyard weight, medieval pottery sherds and a possible post medieval lead disk.

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 204b.
Twelve flakes. Two cores. Three blades. One scraper. One medieval sherd.
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU).
J. Wymer (NAU), 5 December 1983.

3 October 1982. Fieldwalking.
Found at [2]:
Neolithic worked flints including sub-triangular knife.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM), see note in file [3].
Subsequently donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.32.45).
P. Watkins (HES), 25 August 2016.

October 1984. Context 2 at 1241 0670 within above scatter.
Large Roman lead steelyard weight.
Lead disc, post medieval?
Information from member of the public [1].
W. Milligan (NCM), 16 October 1984.

Formerly numbered NHER 20908.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DISC (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2018 11:36AM

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