Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18004 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric, Late Saxon and post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting in 1981 recovered a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount. A systematic fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey undertaken in 2012 recovered Mesolithic/Early Neolithic, Neolithic, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and undatable prehistoric worked flints and two post-medieval pottery sherds.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 50 03 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG50SW |
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| Parish: | BRADWELL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1981. Metal-detecting.
Found by [1] at Context 1 [2]:
1 Late Saxon (11th century) copper alloy book-mount, with Ringerike-style decoration.
One of several Late Saxon mounts from Norfolk discussed in (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 1981.
Reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997 (S2).
Purchased by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1982.23).
S. Margeson (NCM) 22 February 1982. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 April 2018 and A. Beckham (HES), 23 March 2020 and 3 August 2020.
November 2012. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of proposed development area (Field 1).
Finds recovered included:
1 Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade core.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
1 Neolithic flaked flint axehead.
1 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint end scraper.
10 prehistoric flint flakes.
2 post-medieval pottery sherds.
See report (S3) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 59571.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 April 2017.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- BLADE CORE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- END SCRAPER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Margeson, S. 1986. A Group of Late Saxon Mounts from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXIX Pt III pp 323-327. p. 323; Pl II.. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 68; p 36; Fig 24. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Egan, S. 2012. South Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation (Field Survey). Archaeological Solutions. 4025. |
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