NHER 34170 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal objects, coins and pottery sherds from Shallowbrook Lakes

January 1999. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation in advance of fishing lake.
Pot boilers.
Neolithic-Bronze Age flints.
Medieval-post medieval sherds.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2024.184).
E. Rose (NLA) 2 February 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 October 2024.

May/June 1999. Metal detecting of spoil heaps.
One Roman and one post medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 July 1999.

June/July 1999. Metal detecting of spoil heaps.
Iron Age/Roman brooch, probable Late Saxon ingot (S3), medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 July 1999.

July-August 1999. Metal detecting.
Post medieval coin, Roman brooch.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 September 1999.

October-November 1999. Metal detecting.
H. M. Geake (NCM) identified: Roman Dolphin brooch. The wings are curved in section, open at the back to hold the spring (now missing). In the centre is a rear-facing hook (now broken). The wings are undecorated, but the bow has two median grooves which spring from either side of the central hook. They run down to a plain pointed foot which has a catchplate on the reverse.
1st century AD.
Polaroid taken.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 December 1999.

November-December 1999. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
Iron Age/Roman brooch.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 January 2000.

January-February 2000. Metal detecting.
Roman pin and unusual Early Saxon silver wrist clasp (S4).
See list in file.
The Early Saxon wrist clasp was submitted as possible Treasure and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2003.116).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 March 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 July 2020.

February-March 2000. Metal detecting.
Two medieval and two post medieval coins.
Possible Roman figurine fragment.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 April 2000.

March-April 2000. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin. See list in file.
Roman wing-and-fanbow brooch of Humped type, ends of wing, spring, pin and part of catchplate missing. Very close to Hattatt no. 1483, but single groove along long sides of fanbow. Tinned/silvered. 1st century.
Polaroid taken.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 May 2000.

April-May 2000. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin. See list in file.
Possible Roman unidentified object. Sub-rectangular (4.5 x 3.5mm) section rod, broken at one end just past a right angled turn. The other end curled into a circular loop, with the section becoming more rounded and with a great degree of wear at one point.
Polaroid taken.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 June 2000.

May-June 2000. Metal detecting.
Late Iron Age toggle, post medieval metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 July 2000.

July-August 2000. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin.
Roman and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 September 2000.

August-September 2000. Metal detecting.
Two Roman brooches.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 October 2000.

September-October 2000. Metal detecting.
Roman brooch.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 November 2000.

February/March 2001. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins.
Three Roman objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 April 2001.

July/August 2001. Metal detecting.
Roman metal objects.
See list in file.
S. Ashley (NLA) 6 September 2001.

January/February 2002. Metal detecting.
Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 March 2002.

February/March 2002. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon brooch.
Post medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 April 2002.

Early Saxon Silver wrist-clasp fragment found January 2000 disclaimed as Treasure 29 August 2003.
To be donated to NCM.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 13 September 2003.

Before September 2003. Metal detecting.
Post medieval coin and token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 October 2003.

October/November 2003. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin blank.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon and medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 December 2003.