NHER 28848 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking in the 1990s recovered prehistoric worked flints, fragments of Roman and Early Saxon pottery, a Late Saxon or early medieval terminal and a medieval harness buckle. Metal-detecting and a watching brief in 2006 revealed prehistoric worked flints and two post-medieval finds. Further metal-detecting in 2011 recovered additional Late Prehistoric flints, fragments of post medieval lead window came, and undated metalworking debris.

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Map sheet	TF93NE
Civil Parish	WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Late 1991. General finds from field. 'Hindringham' 46.
One jar rim, probably Roman greyware.
One base sherd Ipswich Ware found close to fragments of molten bronze, ?date.
Medieval harness buckle, gilt bronze, D shaped with integral attachment plate with two rivets and rosette terminal. Frame has 'bar shaped' outer edge.
Conical bronze terminal, transversely pierced near tip, with collar; rest broken off. Late Saxon or medieval?
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) and S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 February 1992.

1995/6. Metal detecting and field collection.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Molten bronze fragments.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 May 1996.

February-March 2006. Watching Brief and Metal-detecting Survey.
Monitoring and metal-detecting undertaken during topsoil stripping and trenching for Binham to Houghton St Giles water pipeline (Collection Units 253-264).
Finds comprised prehistoric worked flints including flakes, a retouched flake and a scraper. A copper alloy post-medieval buckle and a button were also found here.
See report (S1) for further information. The results of this work are also noted in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.116).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 2 July 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2015 and 20 June 2019.

Before 29 Sept 2011. Metal-detecting.
Late Prehistoric worked flints, medieval purse frame, fragments of post medieval lead window cames, and undatable metalworking debris.
See details in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 19 June 2012.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF72004 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2008. A Metal-detector survey and Archaeological Watching Brief on the Binham to Houghton St Giles pipeline, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 1150.
<S2> SNF81896 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2007. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2006. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt II pp 261-273. p 262.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (16)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
INGOT (Unknown date)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 21 2019 5:39PM