NHER 31214 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and Early Saxon finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1995 recovered part of an Early Saxon cruciform brooch. A systematic survey of part of this field in 2013/2014 recovered several prehistoric flint flakes.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SE
Civil Parish SALTHOUSE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February/March 1995. Metal-detecting.
Found in southernmost part of field, at [1] :
Early Saxon bow fragment, from a cruciform brooch.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 June 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2023.

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 21).
Finds recovered at this location included:
2 prehistoric flint flakes.
1 ?Early Neolithic flint flake.
See report (S1) for further details.
Extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 15 August 2023.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Evershed, R. and Pringle, I. 2015. Archaeological Non-intrusive Survey Report: Geophysical Survey by Magnetometry, Fieldwalking and Metal Detecting for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Electrical Connection, Norfolk. Allen Archaeology Ltd. AAL 2014060.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 15 2023 2:07PM

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