NHER 28126 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered a large number of Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and post medieval finds. These include Iron Age and Roman brooches, a Roman terret ring and a probable Early Saxon small-long brooch fragment. Iron Age and Roman coins were also found. These finds and those from nearby sites suggests this was an area of intense activity during the Late Iron Age and Roman periods.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF90NW
Civil Parish	HOLME HALE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

March 1991. Found with metal detector.
Iron Age coin, Roman brooch and coins.
Details in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 17 April 1991.

November 1991. Metal detecting finds.
Seventeen Roman coins.
Seventeen Late Iron Age and Roman brooches.
Roman ?terret ring.
Roman anthropomorphic handle.
Roman cosmetic mortar.
Early Saxon brooch.
See file for details and coin form
D. Gurney (NLA), 26 November 1991

October 1992. Detector find.
Roman coin. See form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 22 October 1992

1994. Metal detector finds.
?Iron Age 'washer'.
Roman coin.
Roman penannular brooch.
Early post medieval fitting.
See list and form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 December 1994.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF9961 Photograph: FTS 1-13.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (16)

BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
RING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
RAZOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TOILET ARTICLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 17 2016 3:54PM