NHER 21617 (Find Spot) - Prehistoric flints, multi-period pottery and metalwork

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Summary

Field walking and metal detecting has recovered prehistoric flint implements, a Roman coin, Roman pottery, part of an Early Saxon brooch, a medieval coin, and fragments of medieval and post medieval pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

2 February 1985. Field walking. Great Fransham field 254.
Good conditions, ploughed and harrowed, but light too bright.
Medieval sherds.
Roman coarseware and others.
Post medieval sherds including Westerwald and glazed red earthenware.
Worked flints.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 14 August 1985.

6 April 1998. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flints.
Roman and medieval coins.
Early Saxon brooch knob, see (S2).
Medieval horse harness pendant, see (S2).
?Date metalworking debris.
Roman and medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 May 1998.

October 2002. Metal detecting. For ngr see Notes.
2 small pieces of molten copper alloy weighing 3.12g and 8.784g.
Lead spindle whorl, or possibly weight, vertically sided, convex topped with incised circle around edge, diameter 25mm, height 16mm, central perforation tapering from 12mm at base to 10mm. Weighing 54 to 75g (19.3oz). Undatable.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 February 2003.

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
--- SNF15180 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G209. AJGR.
--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (14)

KNIFE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
SPINDLE WHORL (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 11:24AM