NHER 58837 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

March-April 2011. Fieldwalking. Field 3.
A wide range of finds dating from the Neolithic to the post medieval period were recovered during a systematic field survey which included eight fields on the northern and eastern edge of Hethersett.
Flint finds from this field included three cores, 71 flakes, and three blades. This assemblage has been broadly dated to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age and was largely concentrated along the northern and western edges of the field. This represents the edges of a concentration of flint finds recovered from Field 2 (NHER 61471) to the north-west.
Roman finds were limited to five sherds of 2nd to 3rd century pottery.
A small quantity of medieval pottery, primarily medieval sandy ware, was identified as well as a moderate quantity of post-medieval pottery. As with Field 2 to the north-west, the post-medieval assemblage contained an unusually high proportion of 17th to early 19th century high-status wares that could indicate night-soiling from Norwich or possibly from a nearby inn. Additional evidence of activity during this period included a small quantity of medieval to post medieval roof tile, floor or wall tile, and brick, as well as late 17th to early 18th century pantile. A high concentration of 19th century pottery was recovered from the south-west corner of the field, and unlike the other survey areas, only 19th century clay pipe fragments were recovered.
Metal-detecting yielded a small quantity of objects in the majority of the studied fields, but there was a notably high concentration on the western edge of this field. These have not been reported in detail, but generally consisted of typical post medieval to modern night soiling and agricultural debris.
See report (S1) for further information.
H. Hamilton (HES), 21 May 2013.

April-May 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel repair.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

November 2019-February 2020. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated casting waste.
Medieval buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, purse bar and loop and copper alloy rings.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2023.