NHER 37112 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal objects and Mesolithic/Neolithic flints

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Summary

Metal detecting here in 2002 and 2005 recovered Mesolithic and Early Neolithic worked flints; a Roman pottery sherd; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and Iron Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a possible Iron Age terret; a Roman finger ring; an Early Saxon brooch; a Late Saxon brooch; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval horse-harness pendant; a ?medieval patrix; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval ramrod pipe/retaining thimble, silver calender fragment, crotal bell, lead cloth seal and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG22SW
Civil Parish	STRATTON STRAWLESS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2002. Metal-detecting. NMD Club Rally (in field containing NHER 24919, 28183, 28392 and 33122).
1 Mesolithic flint core.
1 Roman coin, 1 pottery sherd (colour coated ?Colchester) and 1 copper alloy finger ring.
1 Early Saxon brooch.
1 Late Saxon brooch.
1 medieval belt mount.
1 ?medieval patrix.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Popescu (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 15 April 2002. Updated by J. Page (HES), 17 March 2014.

April-May 2005. Metal-detecting. NMD Club Rally.
1 Early Neolithic flint projectile point and 1 blade.
1 Iron Age ?terret fragment (S1).
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins, 1 strap-end, 1 buckle, 1 ?lamp suspension unit, 1 buckle frame, 1 spur buckle and 1 horse harness pendant.
1 medieval/post-medieval thimble fragment and 2 copper alloy vessel fragments.
4 post-medieval coins, 1 ?jetton, 2 jettons, 2 tokens, 1 ramrod pipe/retaining thimble (S2), 3 buckle frames, 4 buttons, 2 belt mounts, 1 sword belt mount, 1 belt strap-slide, 1 thimble, 1 copper alloy vessel fragment, 1 furniture/harness stud, 1 knife-end stop, 1 crotal bell, 1 silver calender fragment, 1 lead cloth seal and 1 lead weight.
5 undatable lead weights.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 21 June 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 17 March 2014.

April-May 2005. Metal-detecting. NMD Club Rally.
1 post-medieval token, 1 shoe buckle and 1 unidentifed object fragment.
Token identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 July 2005. Updated by J. Page (HES), 17 March 2014.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF83160 Photograph: 2002. KSG 32, Medieval decorative square..
--- SNF83159 Photograph: 2002. KSG 33, Late Saxon disc brooch..
--- SNF83158 Photograph: 2002. KSG 34, Early Saxon openwork disc brooch..
--- SNF83157 Photograph: 2002. KSG 35, Two Early Saxon openwork disc brooch fragments..
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76148 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2005. Drawing of an Iron Age terret fragment.. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF76147 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2005. Drawing of a Late Post Medieval copper alloy ramrod pipe or retaining thimble.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)

Object Types (46)

BLADE CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
PROJECTILE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LAMP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TEMPLATE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FIREARM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MUSKET BALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CALENDAR (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)