Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40407 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric flint, Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval objects |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 2003 to 2006 noted a number of prehistoric, Neolithic and Early Bronze Age flake tools present on this site, as well as a possible burnt mound. A number of Roman to post medieval objects were also recovered, including an Early Saxon brooch.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 21 03 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | SWARDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2003-2004. Metal detecting.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age scraper on small thin, almost circular flake of very pale grey flint. Rounded end.
Prehistoric nine flakes, one spall, one shatter piece. ONe notched piece, short broad flake with notch in distal edge formed by inverse retouch.
P. A. Robins (NCM) identified.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 April 2004.
Before 11 October 2006. Metal detecting.
Prehistoric worked flints.
Medieval sherds.
One Roman, three medieval and one post medieval coin.
Roman, Early Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undateable metal objects.
Lava quern fragment.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 March 2007.
Monument Types
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- 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
- QUERN (Unknown date)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- AWL (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BALANCE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DAGGER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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