NHER 31078 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age axehead blade, Roman brooch fragment, post-medieval buckle

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

Metal detecting in 1994 and 2019 recovered an Early Bronze Age axe fragment; a Roman brooch fragment and copper alloy vessel fragment; and a post-medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21SE
Civil Parish THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

October/November 1994. [1].
Colchester-type brooch. Round section bow with solid catch plate. Head is odd - splayed. Re-used?, possibly as a tool. 1st century AD.
Cutting end of Early Bronze Age flat axe (S1).
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 December 1994.

September 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval buckle.
Site extended to whole field. Previous extent mapped at [3].
E. McDonald (HES), 14 October 2019.

October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2020.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Davies, J.A.. 1994. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flat axehead.. Paper. 1:1.
  • FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 14 2021 12:31PM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.