NHER 59848 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic to Neolithic and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2019 recovered several prehistoric worked flints, including a possible Mesolithic blade, a Mesolithic/Early Neolithic blade; an Early Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead and a Neolithic axehead and knife or projectile point; medieval coins; a post-medieval token; a medieval/post-medieval thimble and a post-medieval cloth seal.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22NW
Civil Parish BURGH AND TUTTINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May-June 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
?Mesolithic flint blade.
Early Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowhead.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014 and P. Watkins (HES), 11 March 2024.

February-March 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
Neolithic flaked flint axehead and a knife or projectile point.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

March 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
2 medieval coins.
Post-medieval lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019 and P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2021.

March 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023.

Before 2 April 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1077 AD to 1080 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1310 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1750 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 1 2025 3:46PM

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