NHER 32262 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age and Late Prehistoric worked flints; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; an undated ceramic spindle whorl; undatable copper alloy metal-working debris; Late Iron Age/Roman (Roman issue), Roman and medieval to post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Late Bronze Age to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; Roman brooches; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness pendant and incomplete hinged mirror case; a potentially medieval lead spindle whorl; a medieval/post-medieval thimble, copper alloy vessel fragments and copper alloy 'paper-clip' rivet and a post-medieval knife end cap, crotal bell, mount, furniture escutcheon, copper alloy ?nail and lead cloth seal and a potentially post-medieval finger ring.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SW
Civil Parish LANGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

April 1996. Metal detecting finds.
Thetford-type: 1 jar rim, 4 body sherds, plus 1 jar rim ?Thetford.
Medieval unglazed: 2 jar and 1 bowl rim, 1 base and 5 body sherds.
Glazed Grimston: 1 body sherd and 1 ?same.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
Partly burnt medieval harness pendant with attachment stud.
Early post medieval knife end cap, with diagonally ribbed 'crest' and engraved longitudinal lines. Traces of iron tang.
1 post medieval token.
See list in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 November 1996.

Before 11 May 2005. Metal detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric flint ?borer, 1 ?scraper and 2 flakes.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
3 medieval pottery sherds and a buckle.
?Medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and copper alloy 'paper-clip' probable vessel repair rivet.
Post medieval hooked sword-belt mount, crotal bell, copper alloy ?nail and lead cloth seal.
?Post-medieval finger ring.
Undateable copper alloy metal-working debris.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 October 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 September 2024.

January 2015-October 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin, 1 pottery sherd and brooches.
2 medieval coins, 1 pottery sherd, a buckle, a brooch, a strap end and a incomplete hinged mirror case.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin, 1 pottery sherd, a buckle, thimble and copper alloy vessel foot.
2 post-medieval coins, an openwork mount and a copper alloy furniture escutcheon.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018.

January-March 2021. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated ceramic spindle whorl.
2 Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age flint flakes and 1 blade.
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment.
2 Late Iron Age/Roman coins (sestertii of Roman issue).
1 Late Iron Age/Roman coin (uncertain probable Julio-Claudian ruler).
1 Roman coin.
5 medieval coins, 1 jetton, strap ends and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, 3 jettons and a hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2024, 1 September 2024 and 17 February 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • DEBITAGE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1601 BC)
  • BORER (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 27 BC to 68 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 250 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 125 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 96 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 150 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 120 AD to 160 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CROTAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1154 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1350 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1236 AD to 1242 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1256 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1350 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1258 AD to 1265 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • MIRROR CASE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1550 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1351 AD to 1549 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1380 AD to 1442 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1418 AD to 1437 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1651 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1651 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1582 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1592 AD to 1595 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1750 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2025 4:47PM

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