NHER 60309 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age to Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2014 and 2015 recovered Roman pottery sherds; Roman and medieval coins; a post-medieval token and Early Bronze Age to Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an Early Bronze Age flanged axehead; a Late Iron Age/early Roman harness fitting; a Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval thimble; a medieval/post-medieval 'paper-clip' rivet and copper alloy vessel fragments, including a leg and a post-medieval seal-top spoon, harness mount, crotal bell and a hooked spur leather attachment. The above finds were all found in the south-east corner of the field. A more extensive systematic metal-detecting survey undertaken in July 2015 recovered only objects of late post-medieval to modern date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10SW
Civil Parish WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

December 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
4 Roman coins.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
Post-medieval crotal bell and a seal top spoon.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

April-May 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flanged axehead. See drawing (S1).
Late Iron Age/early Roman harness fitting.
3 Roman coins and 2 pottery sherds.
3 medieval coins, buckles, a thimble and a lace chape.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
1 post-medieval token, a button and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

May-June 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin.
Post-medieval buckle and a hooked spur leather attachment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 July 2015.

July 2015. Systematic Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed development site.
A total of 29 metal objects were recovered, none of which are of any great interest. They include a button, a ?bell and a coin of post-medieval to modern date and various modern iron objects, the majority of which are likely to be from agricultural machinery.
See report (S2) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.603).
P. Watkins (HES), 13 February 2021.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
3 Roman coins.
Medieval mount.
Medieval/post-medieval 'paper-clip' rivet.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

This site was extended to the whole field following the addition of information on the July 2015 metal-detecting survey. The previous extent is saved as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 February 2021.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of early Bronze Age axe. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Lees, M. 2015. Land at and Northwest of Carpenter’s Barn, Wymondham, Norfolk: An Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation and Metal Detector Survey. Pre-Construct Archaeology. R12179R12179.
  • FLANGED AXEHEAD (Beaker to Middle Bronze Age - 1700 BC to 1500 BC)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 101 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 81 AD to 96 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 180 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 378 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 337 AD to 341 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 350 AD to 355 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • LACE TAG (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1400 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1253 AD to 1253 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • SPOON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1669 AD to 1669 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2021 8:30AM

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