NHER 62594 (Find Spot) - Roman, and to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2018 recovered a Neolithic flake; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; post-medieval jettons; aswell as Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon/post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval pot mends, writing leads, a lead weight, chafing dish fragment and a copper alloy stud; medieval/post-medieval lead weights and copper alloy vessel fragments; and post-medieval harness mounts, a hinge plate, jews harp, and a spoon.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Neolithic flake.
9 Roman pottery sherds.
5 Late Saxon/post-medieval spindle whorls.
5 medieval pottery sherds, 5 pot mends, writing leads, a lead weight, strap end, copper alloy stud and chafing dish fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights, buttons, and copper alloy vessel sherds.
2 post-medieval jettons, harness mounts, a button, tin-coated spoon, hinge plate and a jew's harp.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 April 2018.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (21)

FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
STUD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1475 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
HINGE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1583 AD to 1601 AD)
BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 28 2020 3:43PM