NHER 60003 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

A some time prior to October 2012 a Neolithic flaked flint axehead was found at this location. Metal-detecting between 2015 and 2020 recovered a post-medieval pottery sherd; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval tokens and a range of other, Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a medieval pot mend, a pendent loop from a purse frame; medieval/post-medieval trade weights, copper alloy vessel fragments, a bell fragment, buckle and copper alloy ring; and post-medieval buckles, crotal bells, book clasp, trade weight, spoon fragment, hooked attachment from a spur leather and fragment from a pair of dividers.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish HETHERSETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pre October 2012. Stray Find.
1 Neolithic flaked flint axehead. Sharp, unpatinated and unstained except for traces of iron staining. No evidence of use suggesting that it may have been a blank, intended to be ground and polished.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), October 2012. See description in file.
Location established using Google Earth (52deg. 36'30"N 1deg 10'28.46").
P. Watkins (HES), 7 March 2014.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 80m to the south. [1].
2 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval buckles, a crotal bell and a fragment from a pair of dividers.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

October-November 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
1 post-medieval coin and a spoon fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval/post-medieval trade weights, and a buckle frame.
Post-medieval token and a hooked attachment from a spur leather.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval lead pot mend and pendent loop from a purse frame.
Medieval/post-medieval vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval token, a pottery sherd and a crotal bell.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman clapper bell.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and a bell fragment.
1 post-medieval coin, a buckle frame, book clasp, crotal bell fragment, and trade weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
2 Roman coins.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017.

November 2019-February 2020. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval/post-medieval button.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020.

July 2020. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2021.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 147 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 378 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BELL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1554 AD to 1561 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1565 AD to 1565 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • DIVIDERS (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SPOON (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1750 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)
  • WEIGHT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1750 AD to 1850 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 20 2024 11:11AM

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