NHER 21262 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints, multi-period pottery sherds, and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting at this location between 1982 and 2023 has recovered a Neolithic flaked flint axehead; a number of other prehistoric worked flints, including a Neolithic scraper, Late Neolithic core and Neolithic/Bronze Age flakes; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins and a number of other metal objects, including a Roman cosmetic mortar; a Late Saxon disc brooch; a medieval thimble and a copper alloy rivet or stud; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and post-medieval crotal bells, a buckle, hooked tag and thimble.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1982. Surface find on 'Home Field'.
Neolithic small, flaked flint axehead (8.5cm long).
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Sketch (S1) in file.
J. J. Wymer (NAU), 25 February 1985

1986 to 1987. Surface finds from same field, but name given as 'Opposite Sheds'.
Three Roman greyware; one Late Saxon Thetford-type; twenty-four medieval unglazed; five Glazed Grimston; nine post medieval, glazed red earthenware and stoneware
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 8 June 1988.

1987/1996. Fieldwalking. Casual finds from whole field. [2].
Nine medieval unglazed including Grimston bowl rim with thumb impressed top.
One Glazed Grimston sherd.
One Late medieval transitional sherd, one early post medieval reduced glaze.
Two Glazed Red Earthenware.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 April 1997.

Early 1999. Field Observation. At TG 015 381. [3].
Undatable prehistoric flints.
One Late Neolithic flint core.
See P. A. Robins's (NCM) description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 July 1999.

March and April 2002. Surface finds.
Flakes:
A. broken proximal end of thick tertiary flake, some edge damage, probably accidental.
B. Small secondary flake with bluish white patination and post-patination retouch (irregular) on the right and distal edges.
Both undatable prehistoric.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 December 2002.

2002. Casual find. From 'Opposite Sheds' field.
Medieval or early post medieval sherd of cast copper alloy vessel, probably a cauldron, with on the roughly finished (and sooted) exterior a horizontal cordon. Above and below this is a slightly raised net like pattern, picked up from an impression in the mould.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 April 2003.

November 2005. Surface find.
Retouched prehistoric flint flake.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2006.

May 2006. Casual find.
Neolithic flint scraper.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 November 2006.

January 2010-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman cosmetic mortar.
Late Saxon disc brooch.
Medieval copper alloy rivet or stud.
Post-medieval thimble.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 12 September 2023.

2020. Metal-detecting. [5].
Post-medieval crotal bells and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2024.

August 2021-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg and foot.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 December 2023.

January-September 2023. Metal-detecting. [7].
2 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
1 medieval coin and a thimble.
Post-medieval hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2024, 14 April 2024 and 20 May 2024.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Wymer, J. 1982. Drawing of a Neolithic small flaked flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
  • BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1630 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1566 AD to 1566 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1604 AD to 1619 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2024 9:08PM

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