NHER 23419 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Metal detecting has recovered several Roman, Early and Middle Saxon brooches. One Middle Saxon brooch is Viking with decorated animal head terminals. There is also a Scottish 13th century farthing and several other post medieval coins and metal objects.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19SE
Civil Parish	ASLACTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1986-1987. Metal detecting.
Ipswich Metal Detectors Club.
Roman brooches
Early Saxon brooches (S1 and S2).
Middle Saxon brooches (one Viking brooch with decorated animal head terminals. See drawings (S3)-(S5).
Medieval-post medieval metalwork. See drawings (S6)-(S8).
See file.
The Viking brooch is noted in (S9) and is amongst those included in the catalogue that accompanies thesis (S10).
E. Rose (NAU) 22 August 1988. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 17 January 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 31 March 2020.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78310 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of an Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment.. Paper. 2:1.
<S10> SNF100530 Thesis: Kershaw, J. 2010. Culture and Gender in the Danelaw: Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian Brooches, 850-1050. No 17 (Lozenge brooch - Birka type).
<S2> SNF78311 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch bow.. Paper. 2:1.
<S3> SNF78313 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of a Middle Saxon copper alloy brooch.. Paper. 2:1.
<S4> SNF90538 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of a Middle Saxon copper alloy brooch.. Paper. 2:1.
<S5> SNF90545 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of a Middle Saxon copper alloy brooch.. Paper. 2:1.
<S6> SNF78312 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy strap-end.. Paper. 2:1.
<S7> SNF90537 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy strap-end.. Paper. 2:1.
<S8> SNF90544 Illustration: Unknown. 1988. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy strap-end.. Paper. 2:1.
<S9> SNF100357 Thesis: Richardson, C. 1993. The Borre Style in the British Isles and Ireland. A Re-assessment. p 17.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (14)

BUCKLE (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Aslacton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 31 2020 1:04AM