NHER 35269 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age hoard and multi-period finds

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Summary

A Late Bronze Age hoard of copper alloy socketed axeheads and cakes was found by a metal detectorist in 2000. Fragments of pottery dating from the prehistoric to the medieval period, and Roman and medieval coins have also been found on the site.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11NW
Civil Parish	GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

February 2000. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin. See list in file.
Late Bronze Age hoard.
Investigated by A. Rogerson (NLA).
See (S1).
K. Hinds (NLA) 10 March 2000.

4 March 2000.
Roman, Iron Age or undateable prehistoric and medieval sherds.
Undateable prehistoric finds.
Roman coins.
See lists, form, plan and map in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 28 March 2000.

The Late Bronze Age hoard consists of three socketed axeheads (S2, S3 and S4) and three cakes (S5, S6 and S7).
See details and (S1) in file.
S. Spooner (NLA) 12 January 2006

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF82555 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 712.
<S2> SNF76290 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead.. Film. 1:1.
<S3> SNF76291 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead.. Film. 1:1.
<S4> SNF76289 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead.. Film. 1:1.
<S5> SNF76293 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age cake.. Film. 1:1.
<S6> SNF76292 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age cake.. Film. 1:1.
<S7> SNF76294 Illustration: Holness, A.. 2000. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age cake. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (9)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 15 2016 4:49PM