NHER 19752 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

In 1978 Neolithic and/or Bronze Age flint artefacts were recovered, including scrapers, a flake from a polished axehead and part of a core. Metal-detecting in 2015 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins as well as a medieval thimble and post-medieval crotal bells and a spur fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Autumn 1978. Drilled field. Finder's site 236a. [1].
Thirteen flakes, two scrapers, one blade, flake from polished axe, core fragment.
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU).
A. Lawson (NAU), 19 October 1980.

February-March 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
3 Roman coins.
Medieval thimble.
2 post-medieval coins, crotal bells and a spur fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2014.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1573 AD to 1573 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1635 AD to 1636 AD)
  • SPUR (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2018 11:35AM

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