NHER 44456 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2006 and 2008 recovered ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and undatable Late Prehistoric worked flints; medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval coins and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a medieval lead ampulla and lead spindle whorl; medieval/post-medieval lead weights and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
2 medieval coins and 1 lead ampulla.
3 medieval/post-medieval lead weights.
1 post-medieval lead weight.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file. These discoveries were reported in (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 April 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 June 2014.

December 2007-January 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Prehistoric flint flake.
3 medieval pottery sherds (2 unglazed, 1 glazed) and lead spindle whorl.
2 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds (1 Dutch fine oxidised, 1 LMT), 2 copper alloy vessel fragments and 1 lead weight.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd (Red Glazed Earthenware).
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 February 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 June 2014.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2007. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk in 2006. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt II pp 250-261. p 250.
  • BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (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)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 30 2020 11:36AM

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