NHER 29872 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1993 recovered Neolithic flints, including flakes, scrapers and a borer. Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered Roman, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and a number of other medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval lead ampulla and a post-medieval harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF82NE
Civil Parish HELHOUGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

July 1993. Fieldwalking finds. [1].
10 side or end scrapers.
1 borer.
1 axe trimming flake.
2 hollow scrapers.
4 retouched flakes and many flakes.
All probably Neolithic.
Identified by P.A. Robins (NCM) 19 July 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 19 July 1993.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1. [2].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval coin, 5 pottery sherds, strap fittings, buckles, and an ampulla.
Medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 jettons, buckles and a harness mount.
Finds recovered from within Context 2.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 July 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1210 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1530 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1633 AD to 1634 AD)

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Record last edited

May 12 2024 11:56PM

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