NHER 17957 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUNWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981. Metal detecting on arable field. Source [1]. Context 2.
Silver medieval halfpenny double-cross. See (S1). Alexander III.
Copper buckle and plate. 13th century?
Plate decorated with punched ornament.
Buckle of oval loop with tri-lobed tongue rest. See (S2).
See (S3).
S. Margeson (NCM), 16 December 1981.
Buckle is the same object as reported from site NHER 17864.
Which site is correct is unknown.
S. Margeson (NCM), September 1984.
February 1961.
Context 4 at [2]
Long Cross penny of Edward I-III found while clearing hedge. Informant says now lost. Formerly numbered NHER 10011.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
1981. Metal detecting. Context 3 at [3]. Source [4].
Copper alloy spur rowel.
S. Margeson (NCM) November 1981. (Formerly numbered NHER 18010).
Pre 1985. All over area as marked. General scatter Context 1. Field BN 1.
Roman sherds.
Medieval sherds (shows medieval house site?).
Post medieval wares including saltglazed.
Coin of Severus Alexander AD 222-235.
Medieval coins Alexander III of Scotland, Edward I, Henry VI and VIII.
Post medieval coins.
Late medieval and post medieval buckles; harness decoration, spindle whorl.
Gunpowder measure (Civil War?) and recent metalwork.
For full list (grid refs for some finds but not plotted on a plan) see (S4) (note uncatalogued post medieval objects in NCM list attached to thesis). Finds NCM 378.985 as per catalogue including Context 3 above.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 July 1986.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Bunwell.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6255 Monograph: Grueber. Scottish Coins.. pl XLI, p 14. 13-4.
- <S2> SNF78928 Illustration: Unknown. 1981. Drawing of a medieval copper buckle and plate.. Paper. 2:1.
- <S4> SNF86212 Article in Serial: Thompson, F. H. 1961. The Deserted Medieval Village of Riseholme, near Lincoln and trial excavations. Medieval Archaeology. Vol IV (for 1960) pp 95-108. p 106.
- <S4> SNF5728 Unpublished Document: Day, P. G. 1985. The Archaeology of Bunwell.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (15)
- HARNESS (Undated)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 20 2017 3:45PM