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Record Details

NHER Number:	49875
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting between 2006 and 2014 recovered Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and Early Neolithic flint blades; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a ?Roman glass vessel fragment; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coin; medieval and post-medieval jettons and tokens and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval ewer spout, thimble and lead weights; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments and copper alloy ring and a post-medieval spur, sword-belt mount, crotal bell, spoon and lead weight.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	TG 29 34
Map Sheet:	TG23SE
Parish:	KNAPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
	TRUNCH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

September-October 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin.
3 medieval coins and 2 lead weights.
3 medieval/post-medieval vessel fragments and 1 ring.
1 post-medieval buckle frame and 1 lead 2 oz trade weight.
Pottery identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists, descriptions and map in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 November 2006. Updated by J. Page (HES), 7 May 2014.

March-April 2007. Metal-detecting.
2 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic retouched flint blades and 3 blades.
2 ?Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
2 medieval coins, 37 pottery sherds (1 glazed, 36 unglazed), 1 ewer spout (animal headed), 2 strap ends, 2 buckles, 1 thimble, 2 lead weights and 1 lead ?weight.
1 medieval/post-medieval buckle and 1 copper alloy vessel leg.
2 post-medieval coins, 2 jettons, 2 pottery sherds (Glazed Red Earthenware), 1 rowel spur, 1 sword-belt mount, 1 crotal bell and 1 lead trade weight.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), coins by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 May 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 7 May 2014.

August-September 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 Early Neolithic retouched flint blade.
2 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
1 ?Roman glass vessel fragment.
1 medieval coin and 12 pottery sherds (unglazed).
2 medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments.
1 post-medieval hooked tag (unusually small).
Flint identified by P. Robins (NCM), pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA), coin by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 October 2007. Updated by J. Page (HES), 7 May 2014.

March-April 2008. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval spoon fragment (16th/17th century).
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and spoon by A. Rogerson (NLA). See list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 May 2008. Updated by J. Page (HES), 7 May 2014.

November-December 2008. Metal-detecting
1 medieval coin and 1 jetton.
1 medieval/ post medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post- medieval coin and 1 token
Numismatic items identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and vessel fragment by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 January 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 June 2014.

June-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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

BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
RETOUCHED BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

SHINE

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.