NHER 11791 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

In 1976 a thin scatter of Neolithic worked flints was recovered from the ploughed surface along side of Deep Road. Metal-detecting in 2014 and 2015 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age retouched flake; a Late Saxon pottery sherd; medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age sword handle fragment; a Roman cable bracelet fragment; a medieval lead pot mend, unidentified object, strap fitting and buckles; a medieval/post-medieval chafing dish fragment, candlestick base fragment, lead weight and buttons and post-medieval clapper bell fragments, a buckle and a spur terminal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10SW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1976. On ploughed surface along side of Deep Road, on top and slope of ridge, almost as far as valley bottom to south. [1].
Thin scatter of flints, probably Neolithic.
Information from NCM.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the northern and southern field boundaries and 20m-80m to the west. [2].
Neolithic/Bronze Age retouched flake.
Late Bronze Age sword handle fragment (S1).
Roman cable bracelet fragment.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Medieval lead pot mend, unidentified object, strap fitting and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval chafing dish fragment, candlestick base fragment and buttons.
2 post-medieval coins, 1 jetton, clapper bell fragments and a spur terminal fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015 and P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024.

June-October 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended 72m to the west. [3].
1 medieval coin, a buckle, and a silver mount.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
The silver mount was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2015 T873), and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- 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. TG 10 SW 9.
--- SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 24.
<S1> SNF93112 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of a fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy sword handle. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (24)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1302 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 24 2025 5:50PM