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Record Details

NHER Number:	33109
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Possible Early Saxon inhumation cemetery, Roman to post medieval objects

Summary

Metal-detecting between 1996 and 2017 recovered Roman pot sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, a post-medieval token, and Iron Age to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated weight and metalworking debris; an Iron Age to Roman harness fitting; Roman finger-ring, brooch and buckle; Early Saxon brooch and sleeve clasp; Middle Saxon unidentified object; Late Saxon unidentified object, stirrup and ingot; a medieval harness pendant, strap fitting, bell, chafing disk, and vessel fragment; and a post-medieval coin weight, vessle fragment, chafing disk, bell and a seal.
The Early Saxon material may suggest this is the site of an Early Saxon inhumation cemetery.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TG20SE
Parish:	YELVERTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1996. Metal detector finds. [1].
Roman buckle, two sherds, six coins.
Late Saxon stirrup mount. Polariod in NCM.
Post medieval token and cloth seal.
See lists in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), and A. Rogerson (NLA).
H. Geake (NCM), 8 November 1996.

Present NGR is incorrect. Correct site is in red on map attached (in file).
Grid reference corrected by H. Geake (NCM), 14 May 1999.

October-November 1998. Metal detecting. [2].
Five Roman coins including as aureus.
One medieval coin.

December 1998. Metal detecting. [3].
Early Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metal finds.

February-March 1999. Metal detecting. [4].
Six Roman coins.
Roman bracelet and sherds.
Early Saxon metal objects.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon unidentified object.
Undatable metalworking debris.

Early Saxon finds indicate an inhumation cemetery.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 July 1999.

December 2000/January 2001. Metal detecting. NGR adjusted [5].
One medieval coin.
Roman, Early Saxon and late post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 February 2001.

January/February 2001. Metal detecting.
Roman coin.
Medieval harness pendant.
See lists and Polaroid in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 March 2001.

January/February 2002. Metal detecting.
Roman gold coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 March 2002.

October/November 2003. Metal detecting in area centred [6].
Four Roman and one post medieval coin.
One post medieval coin or token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 November 2003.

April-May 2004. Metal-detecting.
4 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
1 undatable lead weight (?Roman).
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 June 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 4 March 2014.

June-July 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin and 1 silver finger ring.
1 post-medieval coin.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 16 August 2004.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 June 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 4 March 2014.

July-August 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval/post-medieval bell fragment .
1 post-medieval coin.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 September 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 4 March 2014.

August-September 2004. Metal-detecting.
1 Late Saxon copper alloy ingot.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 October 2004.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 13 March 2014.

July 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Iron Age/Roman terret fragment.
1 medieval coin.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 August 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 4 March 2014.

June - July 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval strap clasp (13th-14th century).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 14 August 2007.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 4 March 2014.

September 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [7].
8 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 October 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to 19th Century - 800 BC to 1900 AD)
CEMETERY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
INHUMATION CEMETERY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Associated Finds

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
HARNESS FITTING (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 260 AD)
COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 192 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
INGOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CHAFING DISH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CHAFING DISH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1635 AD to 1636 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. p 51; No 44; Fig 44.
---	Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.