NHER 28709 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1991 and 2013 recovered a range of prehistoric worked flints, including a Mesolithic/Neolithic axe roughout, Neolithic blades, a Neolithic core and Neolithic/Bronze Age flakes, borers and scrapers; Roman and Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds and Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch, a medieval strap-end and a post-medieval book fitting.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	BAWBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1991. Metal detecting.
Roman headstud brooch.
Medieval - copper alloy base of strap end (tongue-shaped);
Gilt copper alloy triangular hook with rivet in broad end;
Copper alloy buckle plate fragment with two rivet holes;
15th century bronze belt mount, elaborate quatrefoil, two spikes on reverse.
Late medieval or early post-medieval bronze book clasp, very worn decoration and terminal broken off, one rivet in place, decorated with four transverse bands of ribbing.
Post medieval copper alloy hinge fitting.
See (S1).
I.D. S. Margeson (NCM) July 1991.
W. Milligan (NCM) 23 September 1991.

August-September 2004. Metal-detecting. Site extended to cover two former fields.
1 medieval buckle plate (gilt).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 October 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 12 March 2014.

29 September 2012. Fieldwalking. [1].
1 Mesolithic/Neolithic flint axehead roughout and 3 flint blades.
10 Neolithic flint blades multi platform flint core.
19 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes and 8 flint scrapers.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
See finder's map (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2013.

May 2013. Stray Find. [2].
7 undatable prehistoric flint flakes.
1 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

September 2013. Stray find. [3].
6 Neolithic struck flakes.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

Before January 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Neolithic flint flake.
Neolithic/Bronze Age borers and a blade.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age scraper.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 September 2015.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (33)

AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BORER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
BORER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 801 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1150 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DOOR FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 4 2020 10:37PM