NHER 39990 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects, coins and pottery sherds

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Summary

Metal detecting in this area during 2003 and 2006 recovered a wide variety of objects. Finds included a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint arrowhead, a Roman furniture fitting, a medieval rowel spur and part of a crucifix along with two post medieval coins.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG22NW
Civil Parish	FELMINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

October-November 2003. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman furniture stud.
1 medieval pottery sherd (Glazed Grimston), 1 silver spoon, 1 spur rowel and 1 rotary key,
1 medieval/post-medieval buckle.
2 post-medieval coins, 4 buttons (inc 3 tinned) and 1 furniture escutcheon plate.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 December 2003.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

February-March 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Neolithic flint borer and 1 flint flake.
2 medieval coins and 1 pendant crucifix.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Neolithic flint scraper (relativly shallow retouch, could have been used as a knife instead of a scraper.
1 Late Neolithic/Early bronze Age Flint barbed and tanged arrowhead (pressure flaked, very short barbs, 1 flint ?knife fragment (?part of ?Laurel leaf/?dagger),
Identified by P. Robins (NCM). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 October 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 24 March 2014.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100571 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. p 115; No 224; Fig 224.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (19)

BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 8 2020 2:44PM