Record Details

NHER Number:29152
Type of record:Monument
Name:Prehistoric flints, multi-period coins, metal objects and pottery sherds

Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking in this area has recovered a small number of Roman coins and pottery sherds, and some prehistoric worked flints, as well as a large number of medieval pottery sherds and metal objects in an area of dark soil, perhaps indicating a medieval settlement or site.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 27 84
Map Sheet:TM28SE
Parish:WORTWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1992. Concentration of medieval to post medieval pottery in area of dark soil. Context 1 at grid reference. [1]
See list in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 July 1992

1993 to 4. Various visits, Context 2 whole field.
Two worked flints.
One Roman grey body sherd.
101 medieval unglazed, with a few glazed.
Three Late medieval or transition ware
Three Glazed Red Earthenware.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 October 1994.

May 1997. Metal detecting. [2]
One Roman coin.
Medieval mount/stud, strip, finial.
Post medieval buckle and key.
See coin form and list in secondary file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 9 June 1997.

Monument Types

  • SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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