NHER 59896 (Find Spot) - Late Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2022 recovered Late Upper Palaeolithic worked flints; a fragment of Late Iron Age/Roman Hertfordshire puddingstone rotary quern; Roman coins; post-medieval tokens and a number of other metal objects, including a medieval buckle and strap fitting and a post-medieval button and possible lead shot.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF71SW
Civil Parish	MARHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

July-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman Hertfordshire puddingstone rotary quern fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Upper Palaeolithic flint combination tool (S1). This object consists of a large blade with two dorsal crests, with the proximal and distal ends retouched to form double end scrapers.
1 post-medieval token and a button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

September-October 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.

October-November 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019.

July-September 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval strap fitting.
Post-medieval possible lead shot.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 November 2019.

April-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023 and 21 January 2024.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF98708 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of an Upper Palaeolithic double ended flint scraper. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1 or 1:2.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (12)

BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 12000 BC to 10001 BC)
COMBINATION TOOL (Upper Palaeolithic - 12000 BC to 10001 BC)
QUERN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 160 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
SHOT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1657 AD to 1657 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Feb 7 2024 11:02PM