NHER 30802 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and post-medieval finds

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Summary

In 1994 a fragment of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Beaker pottery with toothed decoration was found at this location. Metal-detecting in 2022 and 2024 recovered a number of metal objects, including a Middle/Late Bronze Age looped palstave; Late Bronze Age awls; a Roman brooch, cosmetic pestle and pin and post-medieval seed drill spoons.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF72SE
Civil Parish GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

August 1994. Stray Find. [1].
Surface find washed out of ploughsoil:
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Beaker pottery sherd. Body sherd, 'fine' fabric with overall toothed/notched decoration in zones of horizontal and diagonal lines. See drawing (S1).
D. Gurney (NLA) 11 August 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 December 2023.

November 2022. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman umbonate brooch.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024.

January 2024. Metal-detecting. [4].
Middle/Late Bronze Age looped palstave axehead.
2 Late Bronze Age copper alloy awls.
Roman cosmetic pestle and copper alloy pin.
2 post-medieval seed drill spoons.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 February 2025.

  • --- Illustration: Gurney, D.. 1994. Drawing of a Beaker pottery sherd.. Paper. 1:1.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1000 BC)
  • AWL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 800 BC)
  • AWL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 800 BC)
  • COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • SPOON (18th Century to 19th Century - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (18th Century to 19th Century - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2025 10:05AM

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