Record Details

NHER Number:23761
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Bronze Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

Summary

In 1987, surface finds over an eight acre spread included thirty six Roman, three medieval and twelve post-medieval pottery fragments. Metal-detecting in 2015 recovered a Bronze Age socketed chisel fragment.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 12 21
Map Sheet:TG12SW
Parish:BOOTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

June 1987. Thin scatter of sherds over area of about 8 acres. [1].
About 3 dozen Roman coarse sherds, not particularly early or late. 2 sherds
Medieval unglazed; 1 sherd glazed red earthenware; About a dozen sherds 17th-19th century.
A. Gregory (NCM) 25 June 1987.

September 2015. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Bronze Age socketed chisel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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.

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