NHER 62974 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2018 and 2019 recovered an Early Bronze Age flat axehead fragment; an Early/Middle Bronze Age flanged axehead; a Middle Bronze Age palstave; a Roman cosmetic pestle and mortar set; a medieval harness pendant and a medieval/post-medieval knife handle.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM18NE
Civil Parish	WACTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Metal-detecting.
KLMD092018 - PAS details to follow.

August-September 2018. Metal-detecting. [2].
Middle Bronze Age palstave.
Medieval harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

January-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
Early Bronze Age flat axehead fragment.
Roman centre-looped cosmetic pestle and centre-looped cosmetic mortar (from the same set).
Medieval/post-medieval knife handle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

September 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early/Middle Bronze Age flanged axehead (S1).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 December 2019.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF100444 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of an Early/Middle Bronze Age flanged axehead. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (7)

FLANGED AXEHEAD (Beaker to Middle Bronze Age - 1700 BC to 1500 BC)
FLAT AXEHEAD (Beaker - 1700 BC to 2050 BC)
PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1400 BC)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 3 2023 4:59AM