NHER 63193 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

February-March 2014. Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Unsystematic survey of whole field, undertaken by [1] during trial trenching by NPS Archaeology.
A range of finds were recovered including:
1 Mesolithic flint blade core.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
2 Early Neolithic flint fabricators, 5 side scrapers, 1 notched flake, 1 blade core, 3 blades and 4 flakes.
2 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint horseshoe scrapers, 2 side scrapers, 1 possible flake blank and 28 flakes.
1 Early Bronze Age flint thumbnail scraper.
1 ?prehistoric burnt flint.
1 Roman coin and 6 pottery sherds (very abraded).
2 Roman to medieval lava quern fragments.
1 Middle Saxon rotary key with central cruciform motif.
8 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
7 medieval coins, 1 coin weight (for French silver teston), 36 pottery sherds, 1 brick, 1 shield-shaped heraldic horse harness stud, 1 flat disc engraved with heraldic motif (triple-towered castle), 1 rowel spur, 1 rotary key, 2 buckles, 1 ?buckle, 2 strap ends and 1 lead ampulla (from Shire of Our Lady at Walsingham).
15 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, 1 suspension ring, 1 ?purse frame fragment, 1 copper alloy ?vessel fragment and 1 lead token/cloth seal.
16 post-medieval coins, 1 token, 17 pottery sherds, 1 clay tobacco pipe fragment (a rare example stampled with 'GOD//BLESS//KING//GEORGE'), 3 thimbles, 2 watch winders, 1 brooch, 3 buckles, 10 buttons and 1 copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 ?post-medieval lead disc.
3 post-medieval/modern pottery sherds and 1 sandstone hone.
2 modern coins
1 undatable unidentified iron object.
No attempt was made to record the exact position of the finds, although it is noted that there was a distinct concentration of objects close to the western edge of the field at [2].
Information from report (S1).
The finds themselves are presumed to be part of an archive now deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.234).
See NHER 8510 for results of trial trenching.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2021.

23 February 2019. Metal-detecting Rally. [3].
NMD032019, NMD062019, NMD072019 - PAS details to follow.
Undated casting waste.
3 Roman coins, 4 pottery sherds, and a brooch.
10 medieval coins, buckles, strap fittings, strap-ends, a coin weight, a key, and a thimble.
4 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds, buttons, buckles, and a hasp.
Medieval/post-medieval dagger scabbard and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
8 post-medieval coins, 3 jettons, 1 token, 2 pottery sherds, a thimble, spur, buckle, cloth seal and weight.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 January 2019. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 4 December 2019.