NHER 52887 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

February-March 2006. Watching Brief and Metal-detecting Survey.
Monitoring and metal-detecting undertaken during topsoil stripping and trenching for Binham to Houghton St Giles water pipeline (Collection Units 84-88 and 251-252).
Finds comprised prehistoric flakes, retouched flakes and a scraper, and a post-medieval strap fitting
See report (S1) for further information. The results of this work are also noted in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.116).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 2 July 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2015 and 21 June 2019.

2006. Metal-detecting.
During this process a sherd of Iron Age pottery was discovered.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 May 2010.

December 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [1].
Undated metalworking debris.
27 Roman coins.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
2 medieval coins, 3 pottery sherds, buckles, a bell, strap-fitting and ampulla.
Medieval/post-medieval buttons, a buckle and a possible tankard lid fragment.
1 post-medieval jetton, 1 pottery sherd, buckles, furniture escutcheons and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016 and 7 February 2017.