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Summer 1995. Metal detecting part of field. Seen in poor fieldwalking conditions. [1].
Roman and post medieval coins, post medieval token.
Roman tile, brooch and pin.
Early Saxon wrist clasp.
Post medieval hooked tag.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 September 1995.

December 1995. [3].
Sample of Roman ceramics collected generally from arable field.
Roman tile: one imbrex, two tegula, three combed box and six other fragments.
Roman greyware: five jar rims, one bowl rim, twelve body sherds/bases.
Two body sherds Roman shelly.
Two probable Iron Age body sherds (one with large grits, one with small).
Two body sherds probably medieval unglazed.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 February 1996.

February 1996. Fieldwalking, the field still in poor condition. [2].
Four fragments Roman tile, including one combed box tile.
Also late post medieval and modern material not recorded.
D.Gurney (NLA), 7 February 1996.

September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
The amount of Roman tile and pottery recovered suggests this may be the site of a Roman building.
M. Dennis (NLA), 19 September 2007.

March 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the eastern field boundary. [4].
Roman brooch.
Medieval buckles, a hilt plate from a whittle-tang knife, and a strap-end.
Medieval/post-medieval dress hooks, a dress fastener, a copper alloy rivet, and a scale tang knife end-cap in the form of a pair of addorsed horse's heads.
Post-medieval buckles, a harness mount, hinge plate, and a hooked sword belt mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 24 May 2017. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• BUILDING? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
• KNIFE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
• RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
• STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
• DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1400 AD to 1900 AD)
• DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
• KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HINGE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
• BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
• SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
• BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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• Parish Summary: Shouldham Thorpe (Parish Summary)