NHER 9121 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished flint axehead, medieval strap fitting
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Summary
In 1961 a Neolithic polished flint axehead was found in a field just south of Spooner Row Station. Metal-detecting in the same field in 2006 and 2018 recovered a medieval coin and a medieval strap fitting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPOONER ROW, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Former Civil Parish | xWYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1961. Found in field just south of Spooner Row Station. [1].
Polished flint axehead.
E. B. Green (NCM).
October/November 2006. Metal detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2].
Medieval strap loop.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 December 2006.
November 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 February 2019.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Wymondham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 09 NE 12.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF87126 Serial: 1961. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1961. No 8. p 6.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1367 AD to 1372 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 24 2023 2:46AM