NHER 23643 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of prehistoric worked and burnt flints and pieces of Roman and medieval pottery. Metal-detecting between 2000 and 2018 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman penannular bracelet fragment; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval buckles, a strap-end and thimble and a post-medieval candle holder.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF71SW
Civil Parish	MARHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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25 March 1987. Fenland fieldwalking, weathered ploughsoil. MRM AP.
Odd flints over field, also scatter medieval pottery becoming denser towards south although no obvious concentration. Also over at least 50m east to west scatter pot boilers to southwest, not really enough to make a concentration.
R. Silvester (NAU), 25 March 1987.

Some of the material has been reidentified as Roman pottery.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

November 2000. Metal detecting. [1].
One post medieval coin, medieval jetton and buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2001.

February 2001. Metal detecting.
Med and ?early post medieval metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 March 2001.

April - May 2007. Metal detecting.
Romano-British brooch and post medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 June 2007.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman penannular bracelet fragment.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
2 medieval coins, a strap-end, buckle and thimble.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

April-June 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF15799 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM AP. FENS.
--- SNF8173 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (18)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
CANDLE HOLDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2021 10:55AM