NHER 58979 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2017 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including a Neolithic/Bronze Age scraper, notched implement and blade; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton; a post-medieval token and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; a medieval sword chape fragment; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a ewer handle and a weight and a post-medieval toy or miniature cauldron.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG32NE
Civil Parish	HAPPISBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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October-November 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon/medieval stirrup-strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

November-December 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age scraper.
1 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 token and a post-medieval toy or miniature copper alloy multiple cauldron (S1).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 January 2014.

December 2013-January 2014. Metal-detecting. Site extended to whole field. [3].
Neolithic/Bronze Age blade.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age scraper.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
Late Saxon/medieval spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Medieval/post-medieval weight and copper alloy vessel fragment.
2 post-medieval coins and a token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 February 2014.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval buckle and sword chape fragment.
Post-medieval buckle fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2014.

March-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
Neolithic/Bronze Age scraper and retouched flake.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2015.

May-June 2015. Metal-detecting. [6].
Neolithic retouched flake.
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake and a notched implement.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S1> SNF93313 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2014. Drawing of post-medieval toy or miniature copper alloy multiple cauldron. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (34)

BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1465 AD to 1466 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1480 AD to 1500 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1485 AD to 1600 AD)
TOY (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1560 AD to 1561 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1594 AD to 1595 AD)
TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2020 10:24AM