NHER 20542 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting at this location between 1981 and 2023 recovered prehistoric worked flints; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; brick and tile fragments (including a medieval floor tile); Roman and Late Saxon coins and a number of other, Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman silver finger ring; an Early Saxon brooch; medieval buckles, a book clasp and sword-scabbard chape and a post-medieval hooked tag and belt mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

May 1980 and October 1981.[1].
Intensive fieldwalking, not well washed soil but evenly covered.
Roman greyware jar sherd; Grimston Thetford jar rim; 1 pimply Ipswich sherd.
Many medieval and post medieval sherds including Grimston, Late medieval/early post medieval, Glazed Red Earthenware etc and brick and tile including 1 medieval floor tile.
Several flint tools.
See (S1).
Information from A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 20 July 1984.

1993. Fieldwalking finds. Con.16.
Rapid rewalk of whole field to confirm lack of artefact concentrations.
Medieval sherds found.
A. Rogerson (NLA) November 1993.

February-March 2006. Metal detecting.
Penny of Aethelred II.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2006.

April-March 2006. Metal-detecting.
Find recorded on PAS database [2]:
Roman silver finger-ring.
Other finds identified by NLA:
Early Saxon brooch.
Medieval buckles, a book clasp and sword-scabbard chape.
Post-medieval composite hooked tag and belt mount.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 May 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2020.

August 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2024.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF15336 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G82. AJGR.
--- SNF98710 Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.10 No 64.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100573 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 65; No 148.
<S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (18)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 117 AD to 180 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 150 AD to 200 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2024 10:27PM