Record Details

NHER Number:32782
Type of record:Monument
Name:Prehistoric pot boilers and multi-period pottery sherds

Summary

Fieldwalking here in 1997 recovered sherds of Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery and parts of a post medieval tobacco pipe. Two prehistoric pot boiler concentrations were also noted. Further metal-detecting before 2005 and in 2009 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins, a medieval jetton and post-medieval tokens as well as Early Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects including and Early Saxon triangular mount and wrist clasp; a medieval seal matrix and dress accessories; medieval/post-medieval key, purse bar and lead token and post-medieval buckles.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 16 15
Map Sheet:TG11NE
Parish:TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1997. Fieldwalking finds.
Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery.
Post medieval tobacco pipe.
Including medieval pot concentration and two pot boiler concentrations.
See list and plan in file. The results of this work are also summarised in (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 May 1997.

Before 30 April 2005. Metal-detecting.
Brought in on 'Fabulous Finds Day' held Saturday 30 April.
'Old find' from south-west area of field:
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Identified by A. Marsden (NLA), see record sheet in file [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 9 April 2019.

20 August 2009. Metal detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 20.
Two medieval and three post-medieval coins, plus one medieval jetton and two post-medieval tokens.
An Early Saxon mount and wrist clasp.
A medieval seal matrix, brooch pin, strap-end, strap loop, buckle plate and three buckles.
Medieval/post-medieval key, purse bar and lead token.
Two post-medieval buckles.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (HES), metal objects by I. Riddler.
See description and lists in file and [1].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 December 2009 and A. Beckham (HES), 25 January 2012.

Monument Types

  • BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 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

  • MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
  • POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TOKEN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (13th Century - 1203 AD to 1216 AD)
  • JETTON (13th Century to 14th Century - 1280 AD to 1343 AD)
  • COIN (14th Century - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (15th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1660 AD?)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1570 AD to 1570 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1667 AD to 1667 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1668 AD to 1668 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1672 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 206.

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