NHER 42562 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2002 and 2003 recovered a range of objects, including prehistoric worked flints and seven Roman coins, together with Roman, Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery fragments. Fieldwalking in 2006 recovered two ?Bronze Age prehistoric flint flakes. Further metal-detecting in 2004-7 recovered Neolithic worked flint, Roman and post-medieval coins, Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval metal objects, a Late Saxon stone spindle whorl and ?Iron Age, Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF94SW
Civil Parish WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

2002-2003. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Seven Roman coins.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval sherds.
Roman, Early Saxon (S1), Late Saxon, medieval, post-medieval and undateable sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 October 2005.

Before 29 September 2006. Fieldwalking.
Two prehistoric flint flakes, possibly Bronze Age.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 14 December 2006.

2004-7. Metal-detecting.
Neolithic worked flints, 35 Roman and one post-medieval coin, Romano-British, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects, Late Saxon/medieval stone spindle whorl, ?Iron Age, Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 May 2010.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of an Early Saxon wrist clasp model.. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KNIFE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MODEL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BALANCE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2022 8:54AM

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