NHER 35891 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1998 and 2016 recovered Late prehistoric worked flint, including scrapers and an Early Neolithic flint blade; Early Iron Age to Early Saxon blue glass bead; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Middle and Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Bronze Age chisel; an Iron Age brooch; Roman brooches, belt fittings, a bar-mount, mirror fragment and elaborate knife handle in the shape of a lion; an Early Saxon patrix; Middle Saxon pins, hanging bowl fragments, a linked pin and strap-end; a Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap-end and buckle plate/strap fitting; a Late Saxon weight, strap-end, stirrup, stirrup-strap mount, harness cheek-piece and Scandinavian trefoil brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval seal matrix, lead weight and harness mount and pendants; a medieval/post-medieval iron whittle-tang knife, copper-alloy vessel rim, earring and casket key and a post-medieval copper alloy book fitting, spurs, harness mount and crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10SE
Civil Parish BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

November 1998. Metal-detecting. [1].
Elaborate Roman knife handle with ?lion terminal (S1).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 January 2001.

Before 17 August 2006. Metal-detecting.
A Middle Saxon styca (844-849 AD) and a Late Saxon polyhedral weight.
See lists in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 2 November 2006.

Before 4 February 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval seal matrix.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 February 2010.

Before 9 Feb 2010. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon coin of Aethelred of East Anglia, c.869 AD.
See description with photos in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 August 2010.

Before 27 February 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval coin, Romano-British and medieval pottery, Bronze Age (S2), Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 11 March 2011.

Before 5 July 2010. Metal-detecting.
Two medieval and two post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 5 July 2010.

August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British brooch, Early Saxon patrix (S3), Middle Saxon pin, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects, two medieval and two post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 6 October 2010.

12 September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Early Neolithic flint blade, Roman coin and medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 2 November 2010.

January-December 2011. Metal-detecting. [4].
Undatable blue glass bead (potentially Iron Age, Roman or Saxon).
Roman brooches, belt fittings and shiny copper alloy mirror fragment.
Middle Saxon strap end.
Middle-Late Saxon buckle plate or strap fitting.
Late Saxon Scandinavian trefoil brooch (S5) and harness cheek-piece.
Medieval harness pendant, probable strap mount and incomplete strap fitting.
Post-medieval harness mount and copper alloy spur.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

August-September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Three Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, Iron Age, Romano-British, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 October 2011.

May 2012-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
1 Middle/Late Saxon coin.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

April 2013. Metal-detecting. Site extended about 25m eastward at its northern extent. [2].
1 medieval coin and buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval casket key.
1 post-medieval coin, crotal bell and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 April 2013.

May-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Middle Saxon copper alloy hanging bowl fragments (non-joining) and gilt copper alloy linked pin (S4).
Late Saxon copper alloy weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

December 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman bar-mount.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval earring, declared Treasure (Ref. 2014 T4).
Information from PAS import. Also see Treasure report.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

18 December 2013. Metal-detecting. [6].
Roman brooch and buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight or spindle whorl.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

September 2015. Metal-detecting. [8].
Late prehistoric scrapers.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

October 2015. Metal-detecting. [9].
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [10].
1 medieval coin and a strap-end.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Holness, A.. 1998. Drawing of a Roman knife handle.. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Bronze Age small tanged chisel fragment.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of an Early Saxon patrix or die stamp.. Film.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of one quarter of the gilt copper alloy discoidal head of a Middle Saxon linked pin. Film. 2:1.
  • <S5> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Unusual Late Saxon trefoil brooch. Film. 2:1.
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
  • CHISEL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • BEAD (Early Iron Age to Early Saxon - 800 BC to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 75 AD)
  • BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 70 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DOLPHIN BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 81 AD to 96 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Roman - 350 AD to 400 AD)
  • DIE STAMP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • VESSEL (Middle Saxon - 700 AD to 800 AD)
  • LINKED PIN (Middle Saxon - 775 AD to 825 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 839 AD to 858 AD)
  • COIN (Middle Saxon - 844 AD to 849 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 869 AD to 869 AD?)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 975 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1251 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
  • EAR RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1562 AD to 1586 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1581 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1581 AD to 1583 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1696 AD to 1698 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 6 2018 9:28AM

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