NHER 40881 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 2004 recovered a number of prehistoric worked flints and medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds. Subsequent metal-detecting between 2005 and 2013 recovered Roman pottery; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman brooch and strap fitting; a Late Roman/Early Saxon harness pendant; a Middle/Late Saxon possible spatula or medieval implement; a medieval harness pendant; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment and weight and a post-medieval drop handle.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SW
Civil Parish	CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before June 2004. Fieldwalking.
'Field One'.
Medieval sherd, post medieval sherds.
Prehistoric flints included a scraper, some struck flakes and some possible cores.
See file for details and (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 25 October 2004.

February 2005. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins and Roman sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 March 2005.

Before 01 November 2007. Metal detecting.
Roman coins and a strap fitting, fragment of post medieval drop handle, an unidentififed object and a lead weight.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 15 November 2007.

March 2008. Metal detecting.
2 Roman and 1 medieval coin, Romano-British brooch, late Roman harness pendant and post medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 May 2008.

Before 17 March 2008. Metal detecting.
Romano-British coin, Middle Saxon/ Late Saxon object (S2), perhaps a spatula or medical implement, medieval, medieval/post medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 May 2008.

Before 26 January 2009. Metal detecting
Medieval/ post-medieval lead weight
see description in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 February 2009.

June 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
<S2> SNF75896 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2008. Drawing of a Middle Saxon/ Late Saxon object, perhaps a spatula or medical implement. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (27)

CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COSMETIC SET (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
MEDICAL IMPLEMENT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
SPATULA (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

May 29 2025 8:32AM