NHER 30561 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1994 and 2024 has recovered Late Upper Palaeolithic, Early Neolithic, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and undatable Late Prehistoric worked flints; Roman pottery; Roman and medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval tokens and a number of other metal objects. The metal objects include a Roman brooch, furniture fitting and harness mount; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon copper alloy weight and a medieval casket binding strip and a copper alloy vessel foot.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22NW
Civil Parish BURGH AND TUTTINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

January 1994. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Roman coins, 2 pottery sherds and 1 copper alloy terminal.
1 Early Saxon brooch.
1 medieval token, 1 casket binding strip and 1 copper alloy vessel foot.
1 post-medieval jetton.
See list and descriptions in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 31 March 1994.

January-February 2007. Metal-detecting.
5 Roman coins, 24 pottery sherds (19 Greyware and 5 oxidised) and 1 military vulvate harness mount.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 February 2014.

February-March 2007. Metal-detecting.
19 Roman pottery sherds (13 greyware, 5 Samian and 1 oxidised).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). see list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 April 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 February 2014.

April-May 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic retouched flint blade and 2 blade-like flakes.
5 Early Neolithic blade-like flakes.
2 Neolithic/Bronze Age end scrapers, 3 flakes and 2 shatter pieces.
1 undatable Late Prehistoric flint end scraper, 1 ?fabricator and 1 flake.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 14 July 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

April-May 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
4 Roman coins, Polden Hill brooch and furniture stud.
Late Saxon copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 May 2013.

September 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2024.

January 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

NMD042025 - PAS details awaited. [5].
Finder's 'Field 4'.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
  • RETOUCHED BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
  • DEBITAGE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • END SCRAPER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • END SCRAPER (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FABRICATOR (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 80 AD to 120 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 353 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1217 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1377 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2025 3:19PM

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