NHER 58841 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

March-April 2011. Fieldwalking. Field 7.
A wide range of finds dating from the Neolithic to the post medieval period were recovered during a systematic field survey which covered eight fields on the northern and eastern edge of Hethersett.
The flint assemblage from this field has been broadly dated to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age and consists of one core, 104 flakes, and 9 blades.
Roman activity was represented by two sherds of possible 2nd to 3rd century pottery, and only one sherd of Late Saxon pottery was recovered.
A small quantity of medieval pottery was collected along with moderate quantities of medieval to post medieval roof tile and brick. The pottery is primarily medieval sandy ware and was mostly concentrated in the southern portion of the field, similar to the field to the west (NHER 21862).
A moderate quantity of post-medieval pottery was also recovered, including an unusually high proportion of 17th to early 19th century high-status wares, clay pipe fragments, and late 17th to early 18th century pantile. The proliferation of high status wares likely indicates night-soiling from Norwich or a nearby inn.
Metal-detecting yielded a small quantity of objects in the majority of the studied fields. These have not been reported in detail, but generally consisted of typical post medieval to modern night soiling and agricultural debris.
See (S1) for further information.
H. Hamilton (HES), 21 May 2013.

February-March 2016. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy rings, buckles, a button, hooked tag and copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval coin, buckles and a button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval buckles.
Post-medieval buckle, harness mount, furniture handle escutcheon and spur fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

May-June 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
AMD062016 - PAS details to follow.
Previously recorded under NHER 61342.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 October 2016. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

June-July 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
Previously recorded under NHER 61342.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2016. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

July 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman harness fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2017.