NHER 37675 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint, Bronze Age awl, Iron Age coin, Roman to post medieval objects

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2002 and 2004 recovered a range of objects, including Mesolithic, Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and undatable worked flints; Roman pottery; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coin and metal objects dating from the Bronze Age to the post-medieval period. The metal objects include a Bronze Age awl; Roman brooches, bracelets and hairpin; a Middle Saxon strap end; medieval dress accessories and harness pendant; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cauldron fragments; post-medieval buckles, Jew's harp and crotal bell and a ?post-medieval writing lead.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF63NE
Civil Parish	SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before 26 November 2002. Metal detecting. [1]
1 Mesolithic flint core tablet.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 undatable prehistoric flint flake.
1 Bronze Age small copper alloy awl.
1 Iron Age coin.
41 Roman coins, 12 pottery sherds, 1 brooch fragment, 1 probable copper alloy bracelet fragment, 2 mounts/studs (probable furniture fittings) and 1 lead steelyard weight.
1 Middle Saxon strap end.
1 medieval coin, 1 buckle, 1 ?strap end and 1 horse harness pendant.
1 ?medieval lead pot mend.
2 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cauldron fragments.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 belt mount, 1 crotal bell, 2 buckles and 1 ?post-medieval rivet.
1 undatable lead weight and 1 copper alloy ring.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NCM) and other objects by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 January 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2013.

Before 16 April 2004. Metal detecting.
Twenty-eight Roman and one medieval coins.
Roman, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 June 2004.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76209 Illustration: Hinds, K.. 2002. Drawing of a Bronze Age awl.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)

Object Types (34)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
AWL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
RING (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MORTARIUM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP END (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JEWS HARP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
RIVET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Snettisham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 17 2023 3:53PM