NHER 20392 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1984 recovered prehistoric flints and fragments of pottery dating from the Iron Age to the post-medieval period, while metal-detecting in 2012 found Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age socketed axehead; Roman tweezers, a terret and brooch fragment; an Early Saxon spangle; a pair of Middle/Late Saxon tweezers; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval harness mounts, strap fittings, a seal matrix and part of a copper alloy tripod ewer; a medieval/post-medieval thimble and a pommel from a rondel dagger and a post-medieval crotal bell and a harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF70NW
Civil Parish BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

16 February 1984. North edge of field OS no. 3959. South of houses in Church Road.
Good fieldwalking conditions, growing crop. No concentrations. Light sprinkling post medieval sherds not collected. Presumably scatter in back of tofts or infield.
Late Saxon, Roman, Middle Saxon, prehistoric, medieval sherds, some metalwork.
See List in File.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 16 May 1984.

Before 8 October 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age socketed axehead.
Roman pair of tweezers, terret and a brooch fragment.
Early Saxon spangle.
Middle/Late Saxon pair of tweezers.
Medieval harness mounts, buckles, strap fittings, a seal matrix and part of a copper alloy tripod ewer.
Medieval/post-medieval button, buckle frame, thimble, strap clasp and a pommel from a rondel dagger.
Post-medieval silver cuff-link, button, crotal bell and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 134. BB.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 135. BB.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 136. BB.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 137. BB.
  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Undated)
  • SPOON (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPANGLE (Early Saxon - 450 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 1050 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DAGGER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CUFF LINK (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 10 2022 7:47AM

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