NHER 39921 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Neolithic to Bronze Age and medieval to post medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2003 and 2018 recovered several prehistoric worked flints, including an Early Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead, a Neolithic blade and a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake; undated lead castling waste; a medieval coin; a medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and a number of other, medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring and lead weight and a post-medieval buckle and crotal bell.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG32NE
Civil Parish	HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September 2003. Metal detecting.
Late medieval/early post-medieval copper alloy cauldron foot, three-toed with slightly concave back, broken above transverse rib, 37mm by (at least) 46mm.
Undated lead casting waste, convex faced disc with part of edge burred over, approximate diameter 16 to 17mm.
S. Ashley (NLA), 27 October 2003.

October 2003. Metal detecting.
1 medieval coin.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 November 2003.

November 2004. Metal detecting.
Post-medieval crotal bell.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA). 27 December 2004.

May-June 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Early Neolithic lead-shaped flint arrowhead.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 April 2025.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

July-September 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Neolithic flint blade.
1 medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018.

Associated Sources (1)

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (12)

BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
CAULDRON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1415 AD to 1497 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

May 31 2025 3:16PM