NHER 24606 (Monument record) - Bronze Age hoard, prehistoric flints and multi period pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1988 a dispersed hoard of Middle Bronze Age finds, including a gold torc and looped palstave, were recovered as stray finds from an area recently stripped for work on a nearby road scheme. Archaeological excavations between 1988 and 1989 recovered a diverse range of artefacts from an area of pits, linear features and a possible hearth. Finds included a Neolithic flints and Early Bronze Age and Roman pottery sherds.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL88NE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

Summer 1988. Metal detecting. Context 1.
Roman Bronze headstud brooch with hinged pin and transverse ribbing on bow. 2nd century.
Found by [1].
A. Rogerson (NAU), 20 June 1988.

19 June 1988. Surface find on area stripped for pit. Context 2.
Middle Bronze Age gold torc, bronze spearhead, palstave and ring, all found in close proximity, represent a dispersed hoard.
Finders [1] and [2].
Finds illustrated, see (S1).
See (S2) for circumstances of discovery.
See (S3) for an assessment of the significance of these finds.
Declared Treasure Trove on 2 November 1988.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 20 June 1988. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 13 June 2017.

19 June 1988. Context 3. In borrow pit.
Two small pits containing dark soil; southern pit had been investigated by unknown persons but still produced two joining rim sherds of a mid 1st century AD bowl. Finder [3].
Site also seen by A. Rogerson (NAU).
Pottery identified by A. Gregory (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 20 June 1988.

November 1989. Contexts 4-12. Seen fleetingly during grading.
Eight small pits with dark fillings (contexts 4 to 11).
One hearth (context 12) or pit with dark soil on road line.
Two linear features, one square shaped, one hook shaped.
See sketch on 1:1250 in file and (S4).
More details of depths, fills etc to follow from [4].
Finds including Beaker pottery sherds from contexts 4, 10, 11.
See description by J. Wymer (NAU) in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 12 December 1989.

February 1990.
Bronze Age hoard now in Norwich Castle Museum.
Photo prints of contexts 4 to 11 in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 16 February 1990

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF2910 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. 1990. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1989. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt I pp 96-106. p 98.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
--- SNF76788 Thesis: Garrow, D.. 2006. Pits, Settlement and Deposition during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in East Anglia. during the Neolithic and Early Pits, Settlement and Deposition during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in East Anglia.
<S1> SNF100215 Illustration: Wymer, J. 1988. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy hoard comprising torc, palstave, ring and socketed spearhead. Find Illustration. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF3787 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. Bypass gold torc find was 'roaring success'. 3 November.
<S3> SNF7217 Article in Serial: Needham, S.. 1990. The Penard-Wilburton Succession.. Antiquaries Journal. Vol LXX. pp 253-270.
<S4> SNF70535 Photograph: Rushbrooke, R.. 1989. Photographs of pit features, Thetford Bypass..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (10)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
HOARD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
RING (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
SPEAR (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
TORC (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2021 10:19AM