Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16592 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds and Bronze Age hoard |
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Summary
Fieldwalking and metal detecting from 1980 to 2001 recovered a range of finds, including a hoard of Bronze Age copper alloy objects, medieval coins and buckles and two medieval strap fittings.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NE |
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| Parish: | NORTH TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1980.
Found in fieldwalking.
Scatter of medieval coarse and green glazed sherds.
Also lava quern fragments.
Identified by P. Wade-Martins, 3 October 1980.
1998. Metal detecting.
Henry III penny. Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM), October 1998.
Two medieval buckles. Identified by K. Sussams (NCM), October 1998.
K. Sussams (NCM), 23 October 1998.
Early 1999. Metal detecting.
Late Bronze Age sword fragment (S1), socketed knife fragment (S2), two socketed axe fragments (S1).
Two Bronze Age blade fragments (S3), two vessel fragments.
See further descriptions, drawings and map in file.
K. Hinds (NLA).
Before 21 September 1999. Metal detecting.
Two medieval strap-ends.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 January 2001.
November 2000. Metal detecting. Site slightly extended.
Medieval scabbard chape. See file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 January 2001.
March and earlier 2001. Metal detecting.
Spring meadow.
Seven medieval coins in north part of field.
See list and copy of 1:10000 map in file.
Site extended to whole field, including NHER 22646.
A. rogerson (NLA), 2 May 2001.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2350 BC to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BLADE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- VESSEL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of two Middle Bronze Age socketed axe fragments and a Late Bronze Age sword fragment.. Film. 2:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Holness, A. 1999. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed knife with the blade missing.. Film. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of two possible Bronze Age joining fragments fron an unidentified object.. Film. 1:1. |
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