Record Details

NHER Number:22710
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman and post medieval objects

Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking in the 1980s recovered a number of Roman coins, pottery sherds and objects, as well as a small number of post medieval objects.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 09 02
Map Sheet:TG00SE
Parish:WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

April 1986 and 23 June 1986. Surface finds on surface of freshly ploughed meadow land in a band about 40m wide, immediately south of the line of the Roman road NHER 19725.
Roman finds see file for details.
Visit and compiled by A. Gregory (NAU), 23 June 1986.

March 1987. Excavation of 'Pit 3'. 2m x 1m and to max 30cm below plough level.
Roman sherds.
See file for details.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU), 29 September.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 1 October 1987.

April 1987. Further metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Roman coins.
See file for details.

August 1989. Metal detector finds.
Roman coins, brooch.
See file.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 13 September 1989.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • Carved Stone (Undated)
  • RING (Undated)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (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.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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