Record Details

NHER Number:18011
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds scatter

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting has recovered prehistoric worked flint flakes, a Roman coin, Middle Saxon pottery and medieval and post medieval metal finds including a silver coin of Eric of Pomerania (a part of Poland) minted between 1412 and 1438.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 13 92
Map Sheet:TM19SW
Parish:BUNWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1981. Metal detecting. Context 2 at above grid reference.
Copper alloy mount for leather with fleur de lys terminal, and with spikes for attachment.
See (S1) in the Illustration Library.
S. Margeson (NCM), 24 February 1982.

Pre 1985. Context 1. Over all field. Area BN9.
Scatter medieval and post medieval abraded sherds.
Coin of Eric of Pomerania 1397-1438.
Also post medieval coins - see list (S2).
NCM 378.985 as per cat.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 July 1986.

1992. Fieldwalking.
Ipswich Ware sherd and undated sherd.
Three flint scrapers. See list in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 18 August 1992.

Before 8 December 2003. Metal detecting.
One Roman and one post medieval coin.
Post medieval ?token and button.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 April 2006.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 1000000 BC to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Undated)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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 (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Unknown. Unknown. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy mount.. Paper. Unknown.
<S2>Unpublished Document: Day, P. G. 1985. The Archaeology of Bunwell.

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