NHER 11390 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead and a broken and rechipped Neolithic polished flint axehead were found here by chance at some time prior to 1976. Subsequent metal-detecting between 1997 and 2007 recovered an undatable prehistoric flint flake; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches; an Early Saxon brooch fragment; a Late Saxon harness strap distributor and strap end; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval signet ring, lead ampulla fragments, key and lead weight; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval strainer, copper alloy seal matrix and silver thimble.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish MARSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Pre 1976. Stray Find.
Found at Context 1 at [1]:
1 Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead, 13cm long and 4.2cm wide, two tranchet flakes removed. See drawing (S1).

Found 'in adjacent field':
1 Neolithic broken polished flint axe (butt end), with secondary flaking. See drawing (S2). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1976.308).

Compiled by E. Rose (NAU). Information from (S3). These discoveries were reported in (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2014.

1997. Context 2.
Area searched by group of American metal detectorists on holiday organised by [2].
Roman coins and brooches.
Medieval and post medieval coins and metalwork.
See list and coin forms in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 October 1997.

September to October 2000. Metal detecting.
Medieval jetton.
Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal finds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 November 2000.

November to December 2000. Metal detecting.
One medieval and one post medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 January 2001.

October 2001. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval lead ampulla.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 December 2001.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 March 2014.

September - October 2007. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flint flake, Roman coin, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2007.

  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gregory, T. 1976. Drawing of a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead from Marsham. Card. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gregory, T. 1976. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axehead from Marsham. Card. 1:1.
  • <S3> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S4> Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 14.
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • STRAP FITTING (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAINER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 28 2019 12:56PM

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