NHER 29262 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

An archaeological watching brief carried out during construction of a new water main recorded a 4th century AD Roman coin and medieval and post medieval buckles. Pieces of Roman and medieval pot were also found. Metal detecting recovered finds dating from the Iron Age to the post medieval period. These include an Iron Age or Roman vessel mount in the form of a bull's head, Roman brooches, a medieval or post medieval thimble and an undated lead weight. Four Roman and one Iron Age coin were also detected.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF71SW
Civil Parish	MARHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1992. Fieldwalking and Metal-detector Survey and Watching Brief.
Marham/Stow Bridge Pipeline.
Initial field survey of pipeline route followed by monitoring of topsoil stripping and excavation of pipe trench.
Roman sherds and 4th century coin.
Medieval and post medieval buckles. Medieval sherd.
See report (S1) for further details and full finds list. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
E. Rose (NAU) 14 December 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2015.

February 2000. Metal detecting.
Context 2.
One Roman and One Iron Age coin.
Roman brooches.
Undatable lead weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2000.

November 2000. Metal detecting.
Three Roman coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2001.

June/July 2004. Metal detecting.
Iron Age (S3), Roman (S2) and medieval metal objects.
See description in file.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA).
Finds include an Iron Age or Roman vessel mount in the form of a bull's head.
E. Darch (NLA), 11 August 2004. Amended by M. Dennis (NLA), 19 May 2006.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF84752 Photograph: 2000. KST 3-4, Iron Age coin..
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF59223 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1993. Report of Fieldwork on the Marham/Stow Bridge Pipeline, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 24.
<S2> SNF6263 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1994. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1993. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 115-123. p 118.
<S3> SNF77328 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2004. Drawing of an Iron Age/Roman vessel mount.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (14)

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
VESSEL (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
WEIGHT (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2021 10:56AM