NHER 4028 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age spear and Roman pottery

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Summary

A Bronze Age spear, made of copper alloy, was found in 1954, and metal detecting has recovered pieces of Roman pottery.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81NW
Civil Parish	CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1954.
Lodge Farm, a quarter of a mile northwest of Fiddler's Green.
Top of copper alloy spearhead, with a prominant mid rib. Middle Bronze Age or Late Bronze Age.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

Called 'arrowhead' when found.
E. Rose (NAU)

1989 to 1990. Found when using metal detecting around site of above finds.
No significant finds apart from one base sherd Roman greyware, one body sherd probably Roman greyware.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 June 1990.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Castle Acre.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

SPEAR (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 10:55AM