NHER 32982 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Early Saxon brooches

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Summary

Metal detectorists have found a Roman brooch and an Early Saxon equal armed brooch. A watching brief in 1997 uncovered no archaeological features or finds.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG12SE
Civil Parish	MARSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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1997. Area searched by group of American metal detectorist on holiday organised by [1].
Early Saxon equal armed brooch, (S1), found by [2].
Other finds not recorded.
See details in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 October 1997.

September 1997. Watching Brief.
Negative results.
See report (S2) for further details [3].
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 March 2001.

1998. Metal detecting.
Roman plate brooch.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM), 1998.
See description in file.
K. Sussams (NCM), 21 October 1998.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76885 Illustration: Gurney, D.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon equal armed brooch.. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF49386 Unpublished Document: Wallace, P. (NAU). 1997. NAU Watching Brief Report.. Norfolk Archaeological Unit.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 9:36AM