NHER 39359 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axe, Late Saxon balance and multi-period metal objects
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Summary
Metal detecting in 2003 recovered a large number of metal objects dating largely to the medieval and post medieval period. A Late Bronze Age socketed axehead and a Late Saxon balance were also recovered.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM28SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STARSTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
March-April 2003. Metal-detecting.
Late Bronze Age (S1), Late Saxon (S2) and medieval finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 May 2003.
April-May 2003. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 June 2003.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF100565 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2004. Treasure Annual Report 2003. p 123; No 247; Fig 247.
- <S1> SNF76011 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2003. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe.. Film. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF76012 Illustration: White, S.. 2003. Drawing of a Late Saxon incomplete copper alloy suspension unit.. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (12)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BALANCE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 6 2020 11:21PM