NHER 10762 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1976 recovered Roman pottery sherds. Metal-detecting between 2017 and 2018 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes and a scraper; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, Late Iron Age/Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Late Iron Age/Roman harness or strap fitting; a Late Saxon openwork strap end and Anglo-Scandinavian bird brooch; a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval spur buckle, purse bar, coin weight and lead ampulla; a medieval/post-medieval lead weight and a post-medieval knife handle, book clasp and lead cloth seals.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF82NE
Civil Parish DUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May 1976.
Scatter of Roman pottery found to west of road
P. Wade-Martins (NAU).

Sketch plan in file.

See (S1).
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 23 July 1990.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to northern half of field. [1].
1 Neolithic-Bronze Age flake.
2 Roman coins and 1 pottery sherd.
2 Middle Saxon Ipswich ware pottery sherds.
17 Late Saxon pottery sherds, an openwork strap end and Anglo-Scandinavian bird brooch (S2).
1 medieval coin, 9 pottery sherds, buckles, strap ends, bar mounts, a strap loop, brooch, spur buckle, purse bar and coin weight.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton.
5 post-medieval coins, 1 token, 1 pottery sherd, a buckle frame, hooked tag and knife handle.
Information from PAS import.
The Late Saxon strap end was initially identified as medieval.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 March 2016 and E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 March 2024.

March-June 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
2 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes.
Late Iron Age/Roman harness or strap fitting.
2 Roman coins.
4 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
1 medieval coin, 6 pottery sherds, buckles and a lead ampulla.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Post-medieval book clasp and lead cloth seals.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 20 July 2017 and E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017 and 1 March 2018. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 March 2024.

February-March 2018. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 May 2018.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NE 16.
  • <S2> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap end. Film. 2:1.
  • <S3> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy bird brooch. Film. 2:1.
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4001 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 274 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 273 AD to 274 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 975 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CLASP (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1272 AD to 1509 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1300 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1530 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1421 AD to 1471 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1530 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1565 AD to 1565 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1578 AD to 1579 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1630 AD to 1631 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 31 2024 10:03AM

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