NHER 31633 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1994 and 2007 recovered ?Late Mesolithic, Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic, Early Neolithic, Neolithic, Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age and undatable prehistoric worked flints; Iron Age, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; Roman coins; a Late Saxon Arabic coin and Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Early Saxon cruciform brooch; a Late Saxon belt/harness mount and strap end; a medieval strap end and rivet; a ?medieval lead pot mend and a post-medieval buckle, belt mount, harness mount and weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Before summer 1995. Metal detecting find.
1 Roman coin from above grid reference.
Not differentiated from other coins found on farm. See NHER 31635.
No other significant finds in this field.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 December 1995.

February-March 2006. Metal-detecting. Extended to whole field.
1 ?Late Mesolithic flint blade core.
4 Neolithic flint end scrapers and 1 thumbnail scraper.
20 ?Neolithic flint flakes.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment.
2 Late Saxon pottery sherds (Thetford type), 1 strap end (S1) and 1 belt/harness mount (S2).
1 medieval pottery sherd (unglazed).
1 ?medieval lead pot mend.
1 post-medieval belt mount and 1 harness mount.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file. A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 July 2014.

March-April 2006. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon period Arabic dirhem.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 May 2006.

December 2006-January 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic blade-like flint flake.
1 Late Prehistoric flint flake.
1 Roman coin.
1 post-medieval buckle and 1 weight.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coin by A. Marsden (NCM) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 July 2014.

January/February 2007. Metal detecting.
Early Neolithic and prehistoric worked flints.
One Roman coin.
Medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 March 2007.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Saxon winchester style strap-end.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Saxon belt/ harness cast openwork mount.. Film. 2:1.
  • CORE (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • FLAKE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 8:59AM

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