NHER 68696 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Between 1994 and 1998 metal-detecting recovered a number of objects that can only be provenanced to these two fields. These poorly-located finds include a possible Neolithic flint axe-thinning flake; a possible Iron Age pottery sherd; Roman pottery sherds; Roman coins; a post-medieval jetton and a number of other metal objects, including Roman brooches; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories and a probable medieval lead wall decoration.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF63SE
Civil Parish	INGOLDISTHORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Poorly-located finds known to have been recovered from two fields on opposite sides of the A149.

1994-1995. Metal-detecting.
Poorly-located finds recorded as coming from areas of NHER 1554 (original extent, now Context 8), NHER 1558 (now NHER 1554 Context 4), NHER 17626 and NHER 33626 (now NHER 1554 Context 9).
10 Roman brooches.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM). See list in file.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2024.

1997-1998. Metal-detecting.
Finds recorded as coming from four sites but not differentiated - areas of NHER 1554 (original extent, now Context 8), NHER 1555, NHER 1558 (now NHER 1554 Context 4) and NHER 17626.
1 ?Neolithic flint possible axe-thinning flake.
1 ?Iron Age pottery sherd.
12 Roman coins, pottery sherds and 10 brooches.
Medieval buckle, strap end, bar mount and lead probable wall decoration in shape of an oak leaf.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval jetton and 3 buttons.
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM) and numismatic items identified by J. Davies (NCM), 6 April 1998.
See list in file.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 December 2024.

Associated Sources (1)

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (12)

AXE TRIMMING FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 26 2025 12:10AM