NHER 37342 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval to- post medieval finds

Field includes NHER 33920 and 34877.
See also NHER 40132 for further finds from this field.

February 2002. Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group fieldwalking.
Medieval unglazed body sherds.
Late post medieval floor tile and pantile fragments, and a basalt ware sherd.
Pipeclay wig curler, length 51mm, diameter at centre 15mm, at ends 22mm.
Illegible farthing, ?William IV.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 September 2002.

February 2004. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. Contexts 1-172.
Finds recovered included:
76 prehistoric struck flints, including 5 cores, 3 blades, and 3 scrapers.
16 burnt flint fragments.
4 medieval pottery sherds.
2 medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds
17 post-medieval pottery sherds and 8 fragments ceramic building material.
1 medieval gilded copper-alloy belt/harness fitting.
1 post-medieval finger ring, 1 buckle, 1 lead cloth seal
Undated metal objects including metal-working debris.
1 lava quern fragment and a small quantity of animal bone.
31 objects of non-archaeological value.
The flint collected from this site was not particularly diagnostic or datable, but it most likely dates to the later prehistoric period (Later Neolithic to Iron Age). Two small scrapers may be Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.431).
Previously recorded under NHER 40132.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 4 August 2004. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 19 May 2015 and P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019 and 23 March 2021.