NHER 28924 (Find Spot record) - Undated, prehistoric, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Prehistoric worked flints; Roman and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds and Roman flue tile fragments were found as stray finds in the 1980s and in 2016. Subsequent fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 1992 and 2010 recovered Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval tokens; and undated, Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated metal-working debris; Roman brooches; an Early Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval silver gilt finger ring, box mount, purse frame and lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and sword chape and a post-medieval belt or harness mount, spur fragment and the arm from a pair of dividers.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NE
Civil Parish BAWSEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Pre April 1980. Stray Find.
Found by [3] at TF 6570 1920:
2 Roman hypocaust tile fragments.
Roman pottery sherds, including 1 Samian bowl sherd and coarse ware sherds.
Previously recorded as NHER 16987.
E. James (KLM) 24 January 1981. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 December 2013.

1983. Stray Find.
Various prehistoric worked flints recovered from several fields in Bawsey by [4]. Although the majority were said to come from Galley Hill (NHER 19537), at least some were apparently from this field (Mintlyn Church Field) and another to the south (NHER 28923). See NHER 19537 for further information.
Previously recorded under NHER 16987.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 December 2013.

March/April 1992. Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Mintlyn Farm Field Survey (south of Mintlyn Church):
Much slag apparent, including Context 2 [1] - a dense concentration of slag with few Roman and medieval sherds, continuing into wood.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.463).
E. Rose (NAU), 14 April 1992. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2015 and 27 May 2019.

August - September 2009. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; 2 Roman and 1 medieval coin; 1 medieval and 1 post-medieval jetton; 3 post-medieval tokens; Romano-British, Early Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 October 2009.

October / November 2009. Metal detecting.
7 Roman and 1 post-med coin, RB plate brooch and medieval buckle plate.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 January 2010.

Before 6 September 2010. Metal-detecting. Site extended.
A medieval silver finger ring (reported as Treasure), a medieval lead weight, a medieval or post-medieval vessel fragment and a post-medieval buckle.
See descriptions in file.
E. Darch (HES), 23 September 2010.

September 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1995. Finds at Bawsey's deserted village. 9 June.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2012. Treasure Act Annual Report 2010. p xxix.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 16987.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1994. An Archaeological Field Survey. Mintlyn Farm, Bawsey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 90.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1994. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1993. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 115-123. p 115.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1450 AD to 1637 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DIVIDERS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 6 2020 10:13AM

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