NHER 6893 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A surface scatter of Roman pottery was noted at this location at some time before 1971. This may be related to cropmarks NHER 39016 to 39017. Subsequent metal-detecting and fieldwalking between 2010 and 2019 recovered a Neolithic flaked flint axehead; several other, Neolithic, Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and undiagnostic Late Prehistoric worked flints; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman coins and a number of other metal objects, including Roman brooches, a lock bolt and ferrule with bird figurine; a potentially Roman unidentified copper alloy object; a medieval buckle and strap fitting; a medieval/post-medieval chafing dish or cupboard door handle attachment stud and a post-medieval buckle, hooked sword-belt mount and harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish PASTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

CROPMARKS NOW UNDER NHER 39016 AND 39107

Found before 1971. [1].
Surface scatter of Roman pottery; mostly grey ware, including rim sherd of ?mortarium, and buff ware.
Information from NCM card.

29 June 1976.
'Cropmarks' noted in this area on Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs list.
E. Rose (NAU), October 1985.

These cropmarks are of a rectangular enclosure with smaller rectangle in one corner, and a double ditched trackway along one side, and a number of linear possible field boundaries, askew to present layout, extending for some distance each side.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 August 1987.

December 2004. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks at this site are now recorded as NHER 39016 and 39017
J. Albone (NMP), 2 December 2004.

March/April 2010. Metal-detecting.
7 Roman pottery sherds, a lock bolt and ferrule with bird figurine (S1).
1 medieval pottery sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 May 2010.

Before July 2010. Metal-detecting.
1 Neolithic notched flint flake.
2 Late Prehistoric flint flakes.
2 Roman coins, 20 Roman pottery sherds and 2 brooches.
?Roman copper alloy unidentified object.
Medieval buckle and bar mount from belt.
Medieval/post-medieval loop-handle attachment stud from chafing dish or cupboard door.
Post-medieval buckle, hooked sword-belt mount and harness mount.
See lists and annotated aerial photographs in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 20 October 2010. Expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 18 February 2026.

Before 15 April 2011. Metal-detecting.
6 Roman coins and 2 pottery sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 2 February 2012.

February-March 2017. Stray Find. [2].
Neolithic thin-butted flaked flint axehead.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 31 August 2025.

March-December 2019. Fieldwalking. [3].
1 Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint flake.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

  • --- Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. NHER TG 3032A (CAP BYJ63) 29-JUN-1976.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Paston.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy ferrule figurine.. Film. 2:1.
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FERRULE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • LOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 141 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 180 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 312 AD? to 318 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 313 AD to 314 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2026 1:28AM

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