NHER 57229 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

In 1993 fieldwalking and metal-detecting along the route of a new water pipeline recovered a range of finds including prehistoric worked flints; Late Saxon, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a number of other post-medieval objects. Metal-detecting in 2012 recovered Roman and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and a token and undatable, Late Bronze Age and Early Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Bronze Age single-edged knife fragment; an Early Saxon small-long brooch; a Middle Saxon polyhedral headed pin; a Late Saxon disc brooch, strap-end and penannular finger-ring; medieval buckles, a coin weight, horse harness mount and pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval buckle and a central loop from a purse bar; post-medieval dress accessories, a rotary key, lead weight and lead cloth seals and undatable casting waste.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February-November 1993. Watching Brief.
Brundall to Whitlingham Rising Main (Field 1528).
Initial fieldwalking and metal-detecting where possible, followed by observation of stripped easement and, where deemed necessary, monitoring of the excavation of the pipe trench itself.
Finds collected included:
Prehistoric worked and burnt flints.
Late Saxon pottery sherds.
Medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds.
Post-medieval pottery sherds and other objects.
No features were identified.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
Previously recorded as NHER 29870.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1995.77 and NWHCM : 2013.325).
S. Bates (NAU), 29 June 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2015 and 17 May 2019.

March-April 2012. Metal-detecting.
One medieval coin weight, one post-medieval coin and Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval (S3)and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 30 April 2012.

September-October 2012. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [1].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy single-edged knife fragment (S4).
1 Roman coin.
Late Saxon disc brooch.
Medieval buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval central loop from a purse bar and a buckle.
2 post-medieval jettons, 1 token, buttons, cloth seals, a dress fastener, mount, buckle and a lead weight.
Undatable casting waste.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012.

  • --- Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 1994. Report of a Watching Brief on the Brundall to Whitlingham Rising Main. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 84.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1994. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1993. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 115-123. p 117.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of an unusual copper alloy medieval buckle frame.. Film. 2:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy single-edged knife.. Film. 1:1.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • OYSTER SHELL (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1464 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1570 AD to 1730 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1570 AD to 1730 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1626 AD to 1626 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1650 AD to 1720 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1668 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1682 AD to 1682 AD)

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Record last edited

May 17 2019 6:26PM

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