NHER 42553 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2005 and again between 2010 and 2017 recovered Early Neolithic, Neolithic, and late prehistoric worked flints including a flake struck from a broken axe; Roman pottery sherds; Roman and post-medieval coins and Late Bronze Age and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment; a medieval key, figurine and buckles; a medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape and dress hook; and a post-medieval buckle, spur side fragment, lead weights and buttons.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM09NW
Civil Parish	DEOPHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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August-September 2005. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval key fragment.
1 medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape (15th to 16th century).
1 post-medieval coin.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 October 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.

December 2011-January 2012. Metal-detecting.
Two Roman and two post-medieval coins, Early Neolithic and late prehistoric worked flints, a Late Bronze Age socketed axe (S1) and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 20 February 2012.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting.
One Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval copper alloy figurine.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Neolithic flake struck from a broken axe.
2 Roman coins.
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF83950 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a possible Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (23)

BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 81 AD to 96 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 378 AD to 383 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
FIGURINE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 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)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1695 AD to 1701 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 5 2020 5:45PM