NHER 20589 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking at this location in 1980 and 1993 recovered prehistoric worked flints; Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; an undated lava quern fragment and an undated glass bead. Subsequent metal-detecting between 2009 and 2023 has recovered Roman and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman lock pin; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval book fitting and lead pot mend and a post-medieval crotal bell and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Spring 1980. Great Fransham Ordnance Survey Field 94.
Field walking in poor soil conditions.
Medieval sherds including Grimston; possible Early Saxon sherd; Thetford sandwich rim. Post-medieval sherds; flints; glass bead.
Identified and found by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 23 August 1984.

1993. Field walking finds. Context 10. Rewalking of whole field, rapidly.
Iron Age, Roman, Early Saxon, medieval, post-medieval sherds.
Flints, quern.
A. Rogerson (NLA), November 1993.

August-September 2009. Metal-detecting.
Medieval/post-medieval buckles.
Post-medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 October 2009.

May-June 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval strap end.
Post-medieval button and lead cloth seals.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 2010.

July 2021. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman lock pin.
Medieval book fitting.
3 post-medieval coins, a buckle, button and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 September 2023 and 17 September 2023.

August 2023. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024.

August 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval lead pot mend.
Post-medieval button.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF15344 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G94. AJGR.
--- SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
--- 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.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (27)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BEAD (Unknown date)
POT (Unknown date)
QUERN (Unknown date)
LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 388 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1605 AD to 1606 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1636 AD to 1644 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1694 AD to 1694 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1696 AD to 1696 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 11:54AM