NHER 5651 (Find Spot record) - Three Roman bracelets, spoon, finger ring, bead and animal bones

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Summary

In 1959 a Roman copper alloy bracelet with snake head terminals was recovered from this site, and a further bracelet and a spoon, along with some animal bones were found later that year. In 1961 another snake terminal bracelet was also recovered, along with part of a finger ring, a fragment of decorated copper alloy and a small bead.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL88NW
Civil Parish	WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1959. Southwest end of Broomhill, on eastern end of railway ballast pit adjoining Brandon - Thetford railway.
Bronze bracelet with snake head terminals. In NCM [1].

Later August 1959.
Another bronze bracelet (S1) and spoon (S2), animal bones (horse, pig, ?ox, ?deer) found.
Bracelet and spoon on loan to NCM [2].
E. B. Green (NCM).

1961. Southwest end of Bromehill (Northeast corner of ballast pit on west side of railway line).
1. bronze bracelet with snake terminals (S3 and S4).
2. Part of bronze finger ring with green glass in bezel (S5). On loan to NCM [3].
Drawings in NCM (copy (S1) in file). Small decorated piece of bronze, glass cylindrical bead (green) and ?green bead (maybe modern).
R. R. Clarke and E. B. Green (NCM).

See also site NHER 5652.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Weeting with Broomhill [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 88 NW 8.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF87124 Serial: 1959. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1959. No. 6. p 6.
<S1> SNF80852 Illustration: Unknown. 1959. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy snake head terminal bracelet.. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF80849 Illustration: Unknown. 1959. Drawing of a Roman bronze spoon.. Paper. 1:1.
<S3> SNF80851 Illustration: Unknown. 1961. Drawing of a Romano British copper alloy snake head terminal bracelet.. Paper. 1:1.
<S4> SNF80853 Illustration: Unknown. 1961. Drawing of a Romano British bronze bracelet.. Paper. 1:1.
<S5> SNF80850 Illustration: Unknown. 1961. Drawing of part of a Roman bronze finger ring.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (7)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Weeting with Broomhill (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2016 3:19PM