Record Details

NHER Number:15202
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Iron Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

Summary

Metal-detecting in 1990 and 2015 recovered Neolithic/Bronze Age worked flints; Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery sherds; a post-medieval coin and medieval to post-medieval jettons and other metal objects. The metal finds include medieval lead pot mends, a copper alloy vessel leg, harness attachment bar, possible sheet vessel repair and buckle; a medieval/post-medieval button and lead weight and a post-medieval buckle, button and spur side fragment.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 98 37
Map Sheet:TF93NE
Parish:HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Site of windmill (previously NHER 15202 Context 2) now recorded under NHER 61180.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 November 2015.

March 1990. Finder's field 21.
Lead disc with 7 projecting lobes. Unknown date.
Vessel leg fragment, cast copper alloy, medieval.
Copper alloy sheet possible vessel repair, ?medieval.
Gilt copper alloy harness attachment bar with 2 rectangular loops and 2 rivet holes one retaining an copper alloy rivet.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM)
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 March 1990.

July-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flakes, a retouched flake and scraper.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval pottery sherds, lead pot mends and a buckle.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, a button and a lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin, 1 jetton, a buckle, button and a spur side fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 14th Century - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval to 15th Century - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (12th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • WEIGHT (13th Century to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • BUTTON (15th Century to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • JETTON (15th Century to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1570 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1589 AD to 1601 AD)
  • BUTTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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