NHER 41714 (Find Spot record) - Middle Palaeolithic, Late Iron Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2005 and 2014 recovered a probable Middle Palaeolithic small flint biface, Late Iron Age, medieval and post-medieval coins and ?Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a ?Roman unidentified copper alloy object; medieval and medieval/post-medieval buckles and a post-medieval harness mount, rowel spur and weight. A scatter of prehistoric burnt flints was also noted.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09NW
Civil Parish	GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

February-March 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 Middle Palaeolithic cordate flint biface. See sketch (S1). Donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NHCM : 2005.350).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 April 2013.

October-November 2005. Metal-detecting.
Scattered pot boilers.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 December 2005.

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
Area re-examined but no artefacts found.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 April 2013.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Late Iron Age coin.
?Roman unidentified copper alloy object.
3 medieval coins and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, a weight, harness mount and a rowel spur.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF92162 Illustration: Robins, P. 2005. Sketch of a small Middle Palaeolithic cordiform flint biface from Great Ellingham. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (13)

POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Middle Palaeolithic - 150000 BC to 40001 BC)
COIN (Late Iron Age - 10 AD to 42 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1216 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1289 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1425 AD to 1475 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Great Ellingham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 7 2018 12:43PM