NHER 40410 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2003 and 2006 recovered undatable prehistoric, Mesolithic/Early Neolithic; Early Neolithic; Neolithic; Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and Early Bronze Age worked flints; medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a range of other metal objects. The metal finds include medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a ?medieval lead spindle whorl; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and lead weight and a post-medieval spur fragment, crotal bell, lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20SW
Civil Parish SWARDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

2003-2004. Metal-detecting.
Metal detecting in two areas. Found in area centred TG 2146 0340:
1 undatable prehistoric flint biface, 1 ?knife, 4 notched pieces, 1 spurred piece, 1 single-platform flake core, 2 borers, 1 blade, 1 trial piece, 27 unmodified flakes, and 5 spalls and bladelets.
10 Neolithic flint scrapers.
1 Early Bronze Age flint scraper.
1 medieval coin and 2 pottery sherds.
1 medieval/post-medieval belt mount and 1 cast vessel foot.
1 post-medieval spur, 1 furniture mount and 1 crotal bell.

Found in area centred TG 2152 0356:
5 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin, 1 harness pendant.
10 medieval/post-medieval rings.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 token, 2 buckles, 1 furniture drop handle and 2 lead cloth seals.
1 undatable copper alloy ring.

Found at TG 2147 0352:
2 medieval coins.

Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by A. Rogerson (NLA). See lists and map in file.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 May 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

Before 11 October 2006. Metal detecting.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 Early Neolithic flint laurel leaf.
2 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint end scrapers and 1 side scraper.
3 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin and 1 buckle.
1 ?medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval ?nut crackers handle, 1 button, 1 strap mount, 2 buckles and 1 lead cloth seal.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by A. Rogerson (NLA). See lists and map in file.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 March 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • DEBITAGE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • KNIFE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • NOTCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • TRIAL PIECE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • LAUREL LEAF (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SIDE SCRAPER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • END SCRAPER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (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 (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (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)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • NUT CRACKERS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 28 2014 2:17PM

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