NHER 51210 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 2007 and 2010 recovered ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and Late Prehistoric worked flints; Roman pottery and medieval pottery sherds; a post-medieval coin, token and jetton and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a medieval horse-harness mount and lead pot mend and post-medieval buckles, Jew's harp, writing lead and crotal bell.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22NW
Civil Parish AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Before 25 October 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 post-medieval buckle frame and 1 crotal bell.
Identified by E. Darch (NLA), see descriptions in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 9 November 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

October-November 2009. Metal detecting.
2 undatable Late Prehistoric flint flakes.
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
1 medieval pottery sherd (unglazed), 1 horse-harness mount, 1 copper alloy ring, 1 unidentified copper alloy object and 1 lead pot mend.
1 post-medieval coin.
1 undatable lump of molten copper alloy casting waste.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), coin by A. Marsden (NLA), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 8 November 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

November-December 2009. Metal detecting.
1 medieval harness suspension stud.
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 buckle, 1 Jew's harp and 1 writing lead.
Jetton identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
Steven Ashley, (NLA) 14 January 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

December 2009-January 2010.
1 ?Mesolithic/ Early Neolithic retouched flint blade.
1 post-medieval token.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM) and token by A. Marsden (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 12 February 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2014.

Also see NHER 60442 for finds recovered from a spoil heap located at [2]. The spoil came from a building site located to the north and south of this point and including this site.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 May 2015.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JEWS HARP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STYLUS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 26 2017 9:51AM

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