NHER 50273 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A Neolithic stone axehead was found at this location in 1998. Metal-detecting between 2007 and 2021 recovered prehistoric worked flints including a Mesolithic microlith, a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age core and flake and a Bronze Age scraper; Roman, ?Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a Roman coin; a medieval jetton and a number of other, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Roman copper alloy and lead steelyard weight; Early Saxon brooches; a Late Saxon stirrup strap mount; a medieval horse harness pendant and thimble; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval buckle, signet ring, spoon fragment, lead weight and unidentified lead object.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG32NE
Civil Parish HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before 3 December 1998. Stray Find.
Found at [1]:
1 Neolithic stone axehead. See drawing (S1).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 15 February 2019.

March-April 2007. Metal detecting.
3 Roman pottery sherds.
1 ?Early Saxon.
2 medieval pot sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 May 2007.

June 2007. Metal detecting.
Worked flints, one probably Bronze Age.
Roman and post-medieval sherds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 July 2007.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval horse harness pendant, post medieval buckle, and unidentified post medieval lead object.
See description in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 11 September 2012.

September-October 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval jetton.
Medieval/post-medieval copper vessel fragment.
Post-medieval signet ring and lead trade weight.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended northwards and eastwards. Original extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

October 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
Roman copper alloy and lead steelyard weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 April 2014.

May-June 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
Late Saxon stirrup strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
The Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age core previously recorded under this number is now recorded under NHER 66512.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 December 2022.

May-June 2014. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2014.

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [7].
The Roman steelyard weight previously recorded under this number is now recorded under NHER 66512.
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 8 December 2022.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [8].
?Early Mesolithic flint microlith.
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
Early Saxon brooch.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended 50m to the east. Previous exent recorded as Context 2.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 Roman coin.
Post-medieval spoon fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [10].
Medieval thimble.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

March-April 2019. Metal-detecting. [11].
Early Saxon brooch fragments.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2020.

Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 3 - see [12].

May 2021. Metal-detecting. [13].
Early Saxon Great square-headed brooch fragment.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 September 2023.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Robins, P. 1998. Drawing of a Neolithic stone axehead. Paper. 1:1.
  • MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 800 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD? to 650 AD?)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 430 AD to 475 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 525 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 525 AD to 560 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1525 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2023 4:32PM

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