NHER 41867 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2005 and 2014 recovered Roman and medieval coins as well as Middle to Late Bronze Age, Late Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Middle/Late Bronze Age chisel; a Late Bronze Age spear fragment; Late Iron Age to Roman brooches; a medieval ampulla, harness mount and harness pendant; a medieval/post-medieval button and book clasp and a post-medieval buckle, harness mount and crotal bell. The Roman coins at this site may be part of a Roman coin hoard, see NHER 41868.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM08SE
Civil Parish	BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before 13 June 2005. Metal detecting.
Roman coins and possible Coin hoard, muddled with NHER 41868.
1 medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 July 2005.

August-September 2014. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JO9. Site extended to whole field. [1].
Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel (S1).
Late Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead fragment (S2).
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman brooches.
Medieval ampulla, harness mount and harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval button and book clasp.
Post-medieval buckle, harness mount and crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF93166 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of incomplete Middle Bronze to Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF93176 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (17)

CHISEL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED SPEARHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 70 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1530 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)

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Bressingham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 20 2021 12:11PM