Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31388 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
In 1920 an undated rubbing stone was found in this field. More recent fieldwalking and metal-detecting has recovered a range of object including a potentially Middle Palaeolithic flint Levallois flake; a number of Neolithic worked flints; Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds and Roman and medieval coins.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 28 06 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NE |
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| Parish: | KIRBY BEDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Record now expanded to whole field and merged with NHER 9638 [1]. A number of finds that were previously recorded under NHER 9663 have also been added to this record, these being object simply found in the vicinity of location and unrelated to the Palaeolithic site.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 January 2016.
1920. Stray Find.
Found at Context 1 [2]:
1 undated basalt ?rubbing stone.
NCM.
Information from (S1).
Previously recorded as NHER 9683.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 January 2016.
March 1982. Fieldwalking.
Found in vicinity of NHER 9663 (Context 3):
Neolithic worked flints.
1 Roman pottery sherd (redware).
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1982.173).
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU) and compiled by S. Margeson (NCM), June 1982.
Information from (S1) and museum records.
Previously recorded under NHER 9663.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 January 2016.
October 1984. Fieldwalking.
Found in vicinity of NHER 9663 (Context 3):
1 ?Middle Palaeolithic Levallois flake.
Neolithic worked flints.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1982.173).
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 16 November 1984.
Information from (S1). The Levallois flake is also described on (S2), which also has a drawing of this object.
It should be noted that the NCM's records appear to only make reference to the 1982 finds.
Previously recorded under NHER 9663.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 January 2016.
1995. Metal-detecting.
Found in western half of field (Context 2; formerly a separate field):
3 Roman coin and pottery sherds (greywares and mortarium sherd).
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd (Thetford-type ware rim sherd).
1 medieval coin and pottery sherd (including jug handle).
W. Milligan (NCM), 30 January 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 January 2016.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Middle Palaeolithic - 150000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POLISHER (Undated)
- LEVALLOIS FLAKE (Middle Palaeolithic - 150000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 9663 and 9683. |
| <S2> | Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Kirby Bedon (Whitlingham). |
Related records - none
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