NHER 30887 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints, Roman and medieval sherds, Late Saxon mount, post medieval objects

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1994 in advance of development in this area recovered prehistoric pot boilers, Roman and medieval pottery sherds, lava quern fragments, a Late Saxon Ringerike style stirrup-strap mount, and a number of post medieval objects. Metal-detecting in the 1990's and in 2012 recovered three medieval coins and three medieval seal matrices.

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Map sheet	TG10SW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September-October 1994. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of extensive proposed development area surrounding Harts Farm (Field 5).
Pot boilers.
1 Roman sherd.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, Ringerike style. See Polaroid (S1) and Monograph (S2)
Medieval pottery.
Lava quern.
Post medieval finds.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.574).
E. Rose (NLA), 29 March 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015 and 17 May 2019.

1990s before development. Metal detecting.
3 medieval coins, a Stephen and two Scottish.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 March 2009.

Before June 2012. Metal-detecting.
Three medieval seal matrices, 13th and 14th century.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 18 July 2012.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF100659 Correspondence: Williams, D. 1995. Correspondence between D. Williams and S. Margeson regarding Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. 10, 22 and 31 August.
--- 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. Polaroid No.: 9484.
<S2> SNF57562 Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 39; p 32.
<S3> SNF56775 Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, S. 1994. Proposed Development at Harts Farm, Wymondham. An Archaeological Assessment (Field Walking and Metal Detector Survey). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 111.
<S4> SNF86419 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1995. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1994. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 230-239. pp 238-239.
<S5> SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (17)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
QUERN (Undated)
RING (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2020 3:34PM