NHER 53879 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2015 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including Mesolithic and Early Neolithic blades and a Neolithic/Bronze Age scraper; medieval coins; a medieval jetton and a number of other, Early Bronze Age and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an Early Bronze Age flanged axehead; a medieval purse bar, harness pendant and casket key; a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cup weight and thimble and a post-medieval coin weight, buckle and casket key.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG22NW
Civil Parish	AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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December 2009- January 2010. Metal detecting.
Medieval purse bar.
See description in file,
Steven Ashley, (NLA) 27 January 2010

January-December 2013. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [1].
Medieval casket key.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy cup weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 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.

April 2013-August 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Bronze Age flanged axehead (S1).
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval casket key and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2024.

December 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Mesolithic flint blade fragment.
2 Late Prehistoric flint flakes.
1 Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper.
4 medieval coins, 1 jetton and a harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF102231 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flanged axehead fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (19)

BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLANGED AXEHEAD (Beaker to Middle Bronze Age - 1700 BC to 1501 BC)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1333 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1363 AD to 1369 AD)
COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1494 AD to 1501 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1497 AD to 1521 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
THIMBLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1520 AD to 1650 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (16th Century - 1580 AD to 1589 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

May 26 2024 2:13AM