NHER 40972 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2004 and 2014 recovered Neolithic to Bronze Age flint flakes and cores; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman coins and Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman coin blank, copper alloy stud and a spoon fragment; a Late Saxon finger ring fragment and harness fitting; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval pot mends and an ampulla; medieval/post-medieval writing leads, lead weights, copper alloy rings, a thimble and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval coin weight, a rotary key, probable furniture escutcheon and lead window came fragments.

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Location

Map sheet TF90NE
Civil Parish SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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September-October 2004. Metal-detecting.
Found in field containing NHER 2700, 25768 and 34362:
4 Roman coins.
1 medieval pottery sherd (?Grimston, ?glazed).
2 ?post-medieval weights.
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) 17 November 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 25 March 2014.

October-November 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric flint flake (secondary).
1 Roman coin, 1 ?coin blank and 25 pottery sherds (18 Greyware, 2 Samian, 1 basal foot, 1 shelly, 3 East Anglian Colour coated).
1 Late Saxon ?harness fitting part.
19 medieval pottery sherds (9 unglazed, 1 unglazed Grimston, 8 glazed Grimston, 1 glazed jug rim) and 1 buckle plate fragment.
5 post-medieval pottery sherds (4 GRE, 1 stoneware), 1 buckle frame fragment, 1 furniture escutcheon fragment and 1 buckle.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), numismatic items by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 December 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 25 March 2014.

March-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Neolithic flint flake.
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes and cores.
2 Roman pottery sherds, a spoon fragment and a copper alloy stud.
Late Saxon finger ring fragment.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
4 medieval pottery sherds, pot mends, strap plates, buckles and an ampulla.
Medieval/post-medieval writing leads, lead weights, copper alloy rings, a thimble, button and copper alloy vessel fragments.
Post-medieval coin weight, buckles, a rotary key, probable furniture escutcheon and lead window came fragments.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN BLANK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1450 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1750 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1750 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1750 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAME (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1730 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (18th Century - 1760 AD to 1773 AD)

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Jul 19 2024 10:10AM

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