NHER 22180 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1985 and 1986 recovered Roman and medieval pottery fragments. Metal detecting in 1999 and 2011 recovered part of an Early Bronze Age copper alloy axehead, a medieval harness mount, harness pendant and annular brooch and a medieval/post-medieval sword scabbard chape.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG01NW
Civil Parish	NORTH TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Late 1985. Fieldwalking.
One Roman coarseware.
Twelve medieval unglazed.
Ten glazed Grimston.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU), 7 February 1986.

1986 Fieldwalking.
One mortarium sherd.
Three sherds Roman greyware.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 22 May 1986.

1999 (probably December). Metal detecting.
Somewhere in middle of field. Found by unnamed detectorist. Information from [1].
Cutting end of Early Bronze Age flanged flat axehead of Needham's class 5f, very similar to example from Plymstock (with mid rib, chamfered blade edge, and expanded blade wings). Weight 1178g, (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 18 January 2000.

October-November 2011. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and medieval/post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 9 January 2012.

Associated Sources (4)

--- 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.
<S1> SNF78416 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age copper alloy axehead.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2350 BC to 1539 AD)

Object Types (9)

FLANGED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FLANGED AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)