NHER 37272 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detectorists have found prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, medieval and post medieval artefacts. They include Neolithic scrapers, Roman coins, pottery and metalwork, part of an Early Saxon brooch, a Late Saxon brooch and pin, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval pottery and medieval coins (including a Scottish example). Fieldwalking in 2003 identified a scatter of what were probably medieval pottery sherds. Other finds recovered included potentially prehistoric burnt flints, prehistoric worked flints and possible Iron Age pottery sherds.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TL99NW
Civil Parish	MERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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April/May 2002. Metal detecting.
Two Neolithic scrapers.
Medieval or post medieval cauldron foot.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 June 2002.

May/June 2002. Metal detecting.
In northeast corner of field, area centred on [1].
Two medieval coins.
Roman (S1), Late Saxon, Med, post medieval and undatable metal finds.
Late Saxon and medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 2002.

August/September 2002. Metal detecting.
Roman, Middle Saxon, ?Late Saxon and medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 October 2002.

February/March 2003. Metal detecting.
One Roman and one medieval coin.
Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2003.

April 2003. Fieldwalking.
Identified at Context 1 (finder's Site 10):
Medieval pottery scatter (54 sherds).
Other finds recovered in this vicinity of Context 1 included:
?Prehistoric burnt flints.
2 prehistoric flint scrapers and 1 blade.
2 Iron Age pottery sherds (flint gritted).
3 undated oyster shells.
All objects identified by finder, see sketch map and notes in file [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 05 October 2016.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF85658 Photograph: 2003. KTR 7, Early Saxon brooch fragment..
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76181 Illustration: White, S.. 2002. Drawing of a Roman enamelled copper alloy harness fitting. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (32)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
NAIL (Unknown date)
OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
PIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CENSER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LAMP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 11 2016 10:08AM