NHER 34970 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1998 recovered an Early Saxon copper alloy object, possibly a brooch fragment, as well as several medieval to post-medieval metal finds. Fieldwalking and metal-detecting in 2006 and 2016 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including a Lower Palaeolithic pointed ovate handaxe; Roman pottery sherds and a medieval pottery sherd.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May to June 1998. Metal detecting. [1].
Found at [2], now Context 1:
1 Early Saxon possible foot of small-long brooch (See fig 23d of S1) with crecentic punchmarks. Freshish break. Late 5th century to early 6th century. See (S2).
Late medieval/early post medieval purse frame.
Early post-medieval lead cloth seal. Crowned 'n'/nimbed lion of St Mark. See (S2).
Post-medieval coin.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 1999.

December 2006. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Route (Field 75a). Finds recovered included:
10 prehistoric worked flints.
5 Roman pottery sherds.
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Undated copper alloy scraps.
See reports (S3) and (S4) for further information.
Previously recorded under NHER 49757.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 17 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 April 2018.

Before 12 February 2016. Stray Find. [3].
Lower Palaeolithic pointed ovate handaxe.
Found at [4] in spoil from "works at Postwick bridge". The spoil had not been imported to the site from elsewhere.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 August 2016.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Publication: Leeds, E.T.. 1949. Corpus of Square Headed brooches. Fig 23d.
  • <S2> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
  • <S4> Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 150001 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2018 2:13PM

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