NHER 1423 (Find Spot record) - Roman coin and medieval to post medieval loomweight
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1957. Poplar Road. In digging for sewerage scheme at depth of 1.2m (4') in clay.
Cylindrical clay loom weight originally identified as Late Bronze Age but in 1972 reassessed as medieval or post medieval.
E. Rose (NAU)
1960. From garden of Ashley house in Poplar Avenue (There is no Poplar Road in Heacham. This site is Poplar Avenue and the first find must refer to this).
Antoninianus of Postumus.
E. Rose (NAU)
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF6807 Monograph: Lewton-Braine, C. H. 1967. The Archaeology of Heacham and the adjoining areas. p 5.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Heacham.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Heacham.
- --- 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. TF 63 NE 47.
- --- SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 3.
- --- SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 3.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2016 1:44PM