Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13991 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1978 and 1986, in advance of the Norwich Southern Bypass, recovered prehistoric worked flints; Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery; Roman coins; a Roman pin and an Early Saxon small-long brooch. Metal-detecting between 1986 and 2017 also recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins, a medieval jetton and post-medieval token, as well as a Middle Saxon disc brooch, part of a medieval seal matrix and a medieval/post-medieval spoon fragment and spindle whorl.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 21 04 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1978. Context 2. On ploughed surface.
Four flint flakes.
1986. Context 1. Fieldwalking in advance of Norwich Southern Bypass. Field 54.
Roman coins and pin. Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds, worked flint.
For full details of finds, including modern items not included in record, weather conditions, etc. see (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 30 July 1990.
1992. Metal detecting rally.
One Roman and one medieval coin.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 July 1999.
August 1995. Metal detecting rally. See Notes for NGR.
Middle Saxon disc brooch, equal-armed cross in openwork, with pellets at end of each arm; toothed outer edge; central boss; transverse single pin-lug with remains of iron pin and broken single catch-plate on reverse. Derived from Carolingian prototype.
See (S2).
Identified by S. Margeson (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1995.
Context 1.
Found during NARHG survey of Norwich Southern By-pass route in 1986 but not recorded on NHER in 1990; object listed in folder twice.
Early Saxon small-long brooch, lower bow and foot missing, Leeds trefoil-headed type. Surfaces are pitted and the break on the bow is ancient. Incomplete single pin bar lug on reverse (break also old).
See (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2001.
December 2005-January 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval lead seal matrix fragment.
2 post-medieval coins.
Coins identified by J. Davies (NCM) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 February 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 20 February 2014.
Before 1 March 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval seal matrix.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 March 2007.
May-June 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy spoon fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2013.
July 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Medieval/post-medieval lead spindle whorl or weight.
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 July 2018.
July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 medieval and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1750 AD)
- JETTON (Medieval - 1380 AD to 1422 AD)
- SPOON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1664 AD to 1664 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Photograph: 1995. LCM 19-20,. Middle Saxon open cross brooch. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Archive: NAU. 1985 to 1989. Norwich Southern Bypass Fieldwork Folder.. |
| <S2> | Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. |
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