NHER 12624 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint tools and multi-period metal objects and coins

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Summary

Fieldwalking in this area has recovered a sizable assemblage of Neolithic worked flints, comprising a roughout for a leaf-shaped arrowhead or point, scrapers, retouched flakes, cores, blades and flakes. Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2024 recovered Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Late Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Saxon buckle, stirrup terminal and harness fitting; potentially medieval lead pot mends; a medieval/post-medieval coin weight; post-medieval coin weights, a possible dagger pommel, button, incomplete pair of scissors, probable furniture hook, copper alloy and lead weights, lead musket balls, cloth lead seals, a lead bale seal and a lead powder charge cap or measure.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Tools

1977. [1]
On ploughed surface. Scatter of worked flint flakes.

Pre June 1986. Further fieldwalking, finder's site A.
One bifacially worked roughout for a large leaf arrowhead or small leaf point.
Eight scrapers, eight flakes with various retouch, six cores.
Sixty-nine flakes, ten blades.
All Neolithic.
Identified by J.J. Wymer (NAU), June 1986.

October-November 2004. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [2]
1 Roman coin.
5 medieval coins and 1 pottery sherd (unglazed).
2 ?medieval lead pot mends.
10 post-medieval coins, 6 jettons, 8 tokens, a coin weight, copper alloy and lead weights, lead musket balls and lead powder charge cap or measure.
1 ?post-medieval ?staple.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 December 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 11 March 2014.

December 2004 to January 2005. Metal detecting.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin and a coin weight.
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 February 2005.

January-February 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
1 post-medieval jetton and a coin weight.
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 March 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 20 February 2014.

September-October 2009. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon buckle (S1) and stirrup terminal .
Medieval/post-medieval coin weight.
5 post-medieval coins, 2 tokens, a possible dagger pommel, button, incomplete pair of scissors, lead cloth seal and lead bale seal.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 November 2009.

March 2020. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023.

March-July 2020. Metal-detecting. [4].
Late Saxon harness fitting.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 tokens, 1 jetton and a copper alloy apothecary weight.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2023 and 24 January 2026.

September 2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

October 2024. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 post-medieval token and a probable hook for securing cupboard door.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2009. Drawing of a Late Saxon buckle frame. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LAUREL LEAF (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • ROUGHOUT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BUCKLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DAGGER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POWDER MEASURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SCISSORS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STAPLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1549 AD to 1560 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1625 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1672 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1660 AD)

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Feb 21 2026 1:14PM

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