Record Details
| NHER Number: | 24261 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds scatter |
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Summary
Fieldwalking and metal detecting at this site has recovered a general scatter of Roman pottery and three concentrations of possible Iron Age pottery. A further concentration of Late Bronze Age pottery along with two flint scrapers was also identified. Iron working waste was also found. Metal finds include two Roman coins, two Early Saxon brooches and a post medieval jetton from France.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 70 30 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF73SW |
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| Parish: | DERSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Winters 1986 to 1987 and late 1987. Southern half of field, immediately east of site NHER 14353.
Surface finds from systematic fieldwalking.
General scatter over south part of field of Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and iron slag.
Four concentrations of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age sherds, one with two button scrapers.
Concentrations of iron slag.
See notes of finds and (S1) in file.
Information from [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 18 December 1987.
November 1992.
Part of Group V florid cruciform brooch. Lower part of bow, with fragment of square panel, and upper part of foot with mask and apex of triangle below nose. Rectangular lappets with style 1 decoration and ribbed bars along outer edges. Central square panel with style 1 decoration. Fresh breaks and some other damage to edges and surfaces.
To be photographed.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 December 1992.
November 1992. Metal detecting.
Lower part of bow and upper part of foot with squarish lappets with damaged catchplate on reverse, of Early Saxon Group V florid cruciform brooch. Style 1 decoration is very sharp and fresh. Breaks all quite recent.
To be photographed.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 December 1992.
May 1993. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins.
One French jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 June 1993.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Photograph: 1992. LWL 17-25, Early Saxon Group V florid cruciform brooch.. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
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