NHER 25295 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting in this field between 1989 and 2015 has recovered a range of finds including Mesolithic/Early Neolithic, Early Neolithic, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and undatable prehistoric worked flints; Late Saxon/medieval and medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins; an Early Saxon brooch and a post-medieval button.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG50SW
Civil Parish	BRADWELL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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May 1989. Metal-detecting.
Found by [1] at Context 1 [2]:
1 Early Saxon cruciform brooch. Bow and foot only. Battered condition, old breaks, half of catchplate missing.
See photographs (S1).
D. Gurney (NAU), 1 June 1989. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 April 2018.

November 2012. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of proposed development area (Field 4).
Finds recovered included:
4 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blades.
4 Early Neolithic flint side scrapers.
1 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint end scraper and 2 side scrapers.
13 prehistoric flint flakes.
2 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds.
7 medieval pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 button.
See report (S2) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 59571.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 April 2018.

May 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded under NHER 59571.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF9764 Photograph: EWP 13-14.
<S2> SNF89539 Unpublished Contractor Report: Egan, S. 2012. South Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation (Field Survey). Archaeological Solutions. 4025.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (13)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 3001 BC)
SIDE SCRAPER (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
END SCRAPER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
SIDE SCRAPER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)