NHER 16576 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman, Middle and Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2005 and 2012 recovered prehistoric worked flints including a Neolithic part polished flint axehead; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery; medieval coins; post-medieval tokens; medieval and post-medieval jettons and Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects. The metal finds include a possible Bronze Age flat axehead or palstave; a Roman finger-ring; a possible Late Saxon weight; medieval dress accessories, pot mends and a candlestick fragment; a medieval/post-medieval bell fragment, purse frame and weight; post-medieval dress accessories, a furniture fitting, spur fragment, harness mounts, weights and sword belt fittings and undatable casting waste.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91NW
Civil Parish	BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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September 1980. Stray find.
South-east of council houses on site of removed field boundary. Surface find on arable field.
Butt end of part polished flint axe in grey flint. Maximum thickness 25mm. Polishing between scars on both surfaces.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) and F. Healy.
(S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 1 October 1980.

October-November 2005. Metal-detecting, site extended to whole field.
1 Late Prehistoric flint flake.
1 ?Late Saxon lead weight.
1 medieval/post-medieval purse frame fragment, 1 rivet, 1 lead weight, 1 bell fragment.
1 post-medieval button.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 11 March 2014.

July-August 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Bronze Age ?axe head fragment (?butt end of flat or palstaved axe), (S2).
2 Roman pottery sherds (Greyware), 1 ?finger ring fragment.
1 ?Middle Saxon pottery sherd.
1 Middle Saxon pottery sherd (pimpley Ipswich).
2 Late Saxon pottery sherds (Thetford).
1 medieval coin, 1 jetton, 9 pottery sherds (7unglazed, 2 glazed grimston), 1 lead pot mend, 1 lead weight and 1 buckle plate.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd (LMT) and 1 vessel repair framgnet (rivet or plug).
1 post-medieval token, 2 jettons, 1 button, 1 ?strap end, 1 bell fragment and 1 ring fragment.
1 Undatable lump of casting waste.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 September 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 25 February 2014.

August-September 2008. Metal-detecting.
2 medieval buckles.
1 post-medieval button, 1 harness mount or strap mount and 2 sword belt fittings.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 October 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 11 March 2014.

February-March 2010. Metal detecting.
Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval sherds; medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal objects; and two post-medieval jettons.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 April 2010.

November 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coins and medieval and post-medieval artefacts.
See list in files.
E. Darch (HES), 30 May 2012.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map. See NHER44099 secondary file.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF8948 Photograph: BPN 23-28, BNB.
<S2> SNF78949 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Bronze Age butt end of a flat axe or palstave. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (11)

Object Types (45)

AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC)
PALSTAVE (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CANDLESTICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)