NHER 56894 (Find Spot) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2012 and 2017 recovered Neolithic and Bronze Age worked flints; Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and undatable, Middle Bronze Age and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle Bronze Age brooch; a Roman finger ring; a medieval swivel from a leash, scale-tang knife end-cap and lead-alloy human male figurine; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment, loop from a purse bar, and lead weight; a post-medieval button, hinge plate from a small casket and crotal bell and an undatable lump of copper alloy casting waste.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SE
Civil Parish	YELVERTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before 9 March 2012. Metal-detecting.
One sherd of medieval pottery, three post-medieval coins and medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 12 July 2012.

Before July 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

October-December 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
Neolithic flint blade and a blade-like flint flake.
Neolithic/Bronze Age retouched flint flake.
Middle Bronze Age brooch.
2 Roman coins, 1 pottery sherd and a copper alloy finger ring.
3 medieval pottery sherds and a scale-tang knife end-cap.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cooking vessel sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2013.

December 2012-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 Roman pottery sherds.
1 Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
1 medieval coin and harness mount.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

December 2013-March 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Neolithic/Bronze Age scraper.
1 Roman coin and 4 pottery sherds.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

March 2017. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field AG2 [5].
Medieval loop from a purse bar.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

INDSET102025HGAR - PAS details awaited. [6].
Field AS2.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 October 2025.

Associated Sources (2)

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

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (35)

BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
BROOCH (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 200 BC)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 250 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1480 AD to 1483 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CASKET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HINGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1587 AD to 1589 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1603 AD to 1604 AD)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 11 2025 10:50AM