NHER 22630 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1986 and 1996 recovered a number of prehistoric flints and Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, while metal-detecting in 2014 recovered a post-medieval token as well as a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval/post-medieval vessel repair and a post-medieval thimble and bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NE
Civil Parish WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March 1986. Context 1 at TF 7900 1540. East of road. Found while using metal detector in arable field, no defined edges to scatter in part examined.
Four sherds probably Iron Age including corrugated shoulder sherd.
One jar rim and one sherd Roman grey ware.
One base 4th century Nene Valley colourcoated.
One base Thetford type.
One rim Early medieval jar.
One sherd medieval unglazed.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) 14 April 1986.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 14 April 1986.

8 October 1996. Fieldwalking by source [1]. Context 2 - rest of field.
Flints.
Medieval/post medieval sherds.
See lists and sketch plan in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 3 January 1997.

June-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval strap-ends and buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval vessel repair.
1 post-medieval token, buckles, a thimble and a bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1620 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 3 2019 10:51AM

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