NHER 42692 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age sickle fragment and multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2005 to 2016 recovered prehistoric worked flint, including an Early Neolithic flint adze; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and tokens and Late Bronze Age, Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age copper alloy sickle fragment; a Late Saxon strap-end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories, thimbles and coin weights; a medieval rotary key, casket key, pot mend and casket mount or binding strip; a medieval/post-medieval ring, copper alloy vessel fragment and a lead trial piece and post-medieval lead weights, rotary keys, cloth seals, a mount, furniture fitting, rowel spur fragment, crotal bell, lead trial piece, book clasp and toy lead figurine in the form of a cockerel.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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September-October 2005. Metal-detecting.
Six post-medieval coins, jetton and coin weight.
Medieval and post-medieval objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 November 2005.

January-February 2006. Metal-detecting.
One Roman and one post-medieval coin.
Late Saxon strap end (S1).
Roman and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 March 2006.

February-March 2006. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval coin and token.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2006.

March-April 2006. Metal-detecting.
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age sickle (S2).
Medieval jetton.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 May 2006.

December 2006-January 2007. Metal-detecting.
One post-medieval coins and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2007.

July-August 2007. Metal-detecting.
One medieval and three post-medieval coins, medieval and post-medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 September 2007.

March-April 2009. Metal-detecting
Medieval buckle, strap-end, strap plate, medieval/post-medieval ring, post-medieval weight, button, mount and unidentified object.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 May 2009.

November-December 2009. Metal-detecting.
Early Neolithic flint adze.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 January 2010.

August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints, medieval and post-medieval metal objects, medieval/post-medieval jetton, three post-medieval coins and coin weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 11 October 2010.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 post-medieval coins, lead weights, a rotary key and lead toy figurine in the form of a cockerel.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2021.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- 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.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap-end.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age sickle fragment.. Film. 1:1.
  • ADZE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • SICKLE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TRIAL PIECE (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)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (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)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TRIAL PIECE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1700 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOY (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2023 3:45PM

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