NHER 44056 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2004 and 2016 recovered Neolithic and Bronze Age worked flints; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and a number of other metal objects. These metal finds include part of a Bronze Age spearhead; an Iron Age brooch and harness mount; a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches and pendant suspension mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval brooch, lead ampulla, seal matrices and lead weights; a medieval/post-medieval domed strainer, copper alloy knife pommel and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval spur fragment, harness mount, rotary key, crotal bell and a ferrule.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01NE
Civil Parish GREAT WITCHINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

1 September 2004. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours Field 17.
Neolithic and Bronze Age worked flints.
One Iron Age, one Roman, ten medieval and nine post medieval coins.
Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 February 2006.

Summer 2005. Metal detecting, finders' field 39. Site extended.
1 post medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file and CD.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 September 2006.

February 2006. Metal detecting, Discovery Tours' Fields 4 and 6.
3 Roman, 9 medieval and 5 post medieval coins.
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 November 2006.

15 August 2009. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 7.
Roman? pendant suspension mount.
One Roman and post-medieval coin plus one post-medieval token and jetton.
Two lead and one copper alloy medieval seal matrix, vessel foot, ampulla and suspension mount.
Two medieval/post-medieval buckles, a knife pommel, lead weight, mount and domed strainer.
Post-medieval spur fragment, perforated copper alloy sheet, buckle and belt slide.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (HES), metal objects by I. Riddler.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 8 December 2009 and A. Beckham (HES), 11 January 2012.

23 August 2010, Metal-detecting. Field 16.
Medieval silver coin made into brooch.
See note in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 10 December 2010.

August 2013. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 13 and 14. [1].
Medieval lead seal matrix.
Post-medieval ferrule.
Information from PAS import.
For additional finds not recorded by HES see (S1).
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 23 September 2013 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.

August-September 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
1 Roman coin and brooch.
Medieval strap end, unidentified copper alloy objects, lead seal matrix (S2), and lead weights.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 token and buttons.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

DT082015 Field 17, event record for area to SE of hedge / field boundary. See map. [3].

25 February 2016. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 26 and 27.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [4]:
Medieval brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval hooked tag.
Post-medieval buckle, button, harness mount and rotary key.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by I. Riddler:
Details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 April 2016.

February 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Post-medieval crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

  • --- Article in Serial: Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S. 2014. Medieval Seal Matrices from Norfolk, 2013. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLVII Pt I. No 4, p 99, fig 1.
  • --- Map: Finder's Map.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: Riddler, I.. 2005. Digital photographs of Discovery Tours finds, Summer 2005. CD.
  • --- Publication: British Museum. 2012. Treasure Act Annual Report 2010. p xxx.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Discovery Tours. 2013. Discovery Tours Low Grade Material Record Sheet. Fields 13 and 14.
  • <S2> Illustration: Ashley, S. 2014. Drawing of a medieval seal matrix. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • SPEAR (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 80 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 69 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
  • BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SCABBARD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAINER (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1400 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1584 AD?)
  • BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FERRULE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PERFORATED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SIEVE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • 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)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • FERRULE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2023 3:45PM

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