NHER 57316 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2019 by Elden Tours recovered Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes and a denticulate, an Early Bronze Age flint flake; Roman and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and a range of other Roman to post-medieval and undatable metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness mounts and pendants, lead and copper alloy seal matrices and a thimble; a medieval/post-medieval knife end cap and purse fragment and post-medieval harness mounts, a Jew's harp, rotary key, crotal bell, silver cuff-link element and lead cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09NW
Civil Parish	GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

March 2012. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B5.
An Early Bronze Age flint flake, one Roman and one post-medieval coin, medieval, post-medieval and undated metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 11 May 2012.

March 2017. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field B5. [1].
3 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes and a denticulate.
Medieval harness mounts, buckles, a thimble, strap-end, harness pendant and copper alloy seal matrix.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval token, harness mounts, buckles, a jew's harp, rotary key, and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

September-October 2018. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval knife end-cap.
Post-medieval button and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 August 2022.

January-March 2019. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
Roman brooch fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval purse fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 12 June 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

December 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval silver cuff-link element.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver cuff-link element was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T70) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021 and 26 August 2022.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (41)

DENTICULATE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 260 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUTTON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1800 AD)
CUFF LINK (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1714 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1720 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 19 2024 11:40PM