NHER 32962 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 1997 and 2005 recovered Mesolithic/Early Neolithic; Neolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints; a post-medieval token and jetton and Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Early Saxon buckle; an Early-Middle Saxon buckle and medieval to post-medieval dress accessories.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG13SW
Civil Parish	CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Earlier 1997.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flaked flint adze/axe. See drawing (S1).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
This discovery was reported in (S2) and (S3).
Also many worked flints, not yet seen.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 September 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 June 2014.

May-June 1998.
Polished flint axe, Neolithic, ?Early Neolithic, (S4).
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 June 1998.

August-September 1998. Metal detecting finds.
Post medieval token and jetton.
Early Saxon/Middle Saxon buckles.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 October 1998.

March 2001. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric flint.
Medieval buckle.
Post medieval brooch.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 May 2001.

November/December 2002. Metal detecting.
Probably Neolithic flint denticulate.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 January 2003.

September/October 2005. Metal detecting.
Medieval belt mount.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 November 2005.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF86466 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1999. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 358-368. p 359.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76880 Illustration: Robins, P. 1998. Drawing of a Mesolithic flaked flint adze/axehead from Corpusty. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF86455 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1998. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 181-192. p 182.
<S3> SNF93949 Article in Serial: Robins, P. 1998. Some Recent Lithic Finds from Norfolk. The Quarterly. No 31 pp 14-19. p 17.
<S4> SNF90133 Illustration: Robins, P. 1998. Sketch of a Neolithic polished axe.. Paper. None.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (14)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ADZE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC?)
DENTICULATE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 411 AD to 850 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)