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Record Details

NHER Number:25708
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

A Mesolithic/Neolithic flaked flint axehead was found here in around 1985. Subsequent fieldwalking on the line of the Norwich southern bypass recovered prehistoric worked flints, a Bronze Age copper alloy cake, pieces of Roman and medieval pottery and medieval metal objects. Sporadic metal-detecting between 1987 and 2012 has recovered Late Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval tokens and jettons and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include Roman brooches, a razor handle, cosmetic mortar and a stud-shaped probable furniture mount; an Early Saxon small-long brooch; a Late Saxon 'Borre' style disc brooch; a medieval brooch, a book fitting, buckles and a shield-shaped and enamelled horse harness pendant and post-medieval dress accessories, harness mounts, strap fittings and a lead weight.

Images

  • Roman stud from NHER 25708 © Norfolk County Council
  • Medieval harness pendant from NHER 25708 © Norfolk County Council
  • Post-medieval strap fitting from NHER 25708 © Norfolk County Council

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TG20SW
Parish:KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1985 or before. Stray Find.
Found at [1]:
1 flaked flint axe. Flint flawed by cortical inclusion, sub-square butt, slightly flaring sides, cutting edge damaged by subsequent use as hammer? Freshly detached flake from butt. Probably Neolithic, but possible Mesolithic. See (S1).
Identified by F. Healy (NAU) and compiled by A. Rogerson (NAU), October 1985.
Information from (S2). Previously recorded as NHER 21861.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 March 2014.

1987. Fieldwalking and metal-detecting in advance of Norwich Southern Bypass. 'Field 53'. Context 1.
Bronze Age bronze cake; Roman and medieval sherds; medieval metalwork; flints.
For full details of finds, including modern items not included in record, weather conditions, etc., see (S3).
E. Rose (NAU), 26 February 1990.

1992. Metal-detecting finds southeast corner of site. Context 2. [2].
Roman dolphin brooch.
Roman plate brooch - disc type.
See (S4), copies in file.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM).
Roman razor handle. See (S4).
14th century brooch pin.
Medieval spur arm.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 7 May 1992.

May 1992. Found with metal-detector at [3] Context 3. [4].
Plantagenet short cross cut halfpenny. London mint, AD 1180 to 1247.
J.A. Davies (NCM), 1 July 1992.

1992. Metal-detecting rally. Context 4. [5].
1. Convex disc brooch with 'Borre-style' animal ornament, lug and catchplate. See (S4) and (S5).
2. Medieval buckle, 13th century, gilded bronze, very worn engraved decoration.
S. Margeson (NCM), 18 September 1992.

1992. Metal-detecting find. Context 6. [6].
Early Saxon small long brooch - head plate missing. Catch plate decorated with zone of incised lines. Bow and body decorated with transverse bands of diagonal ribbing. Punched dots on foot. Longitudinal grooves on bow.
W. Milligan (NCM), 20 August 1992.

1993. Metal-detecting find. Context 5.
1. 1st century Roman AS illegible.
W. Milligan (NCM), 12 May 1993.

February 2000. Test Pitting.
Proposed excavation of test holes by archaeological means in advance of gravel quarrying (Test Pits 1-6).
Details to come (it is unclear whether this work actually took place).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2017.

February-March 2003. Metal-detecting. Area centred [7].
1 Roman cosmetic mortar.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 April 2003.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 26 February 2014.

September-October 2003. Metal-detecting.
2 medieval coins, 1 strap-clasp, 1 mount (gilt), 2 buckle frames and 1 ?book mount.
4 post-medieval coins, 2 tokens, 1 jetton, 2 buckle frames and 1 hooked tag.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 November 2003.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 11 March 2014.

Before 28 June 2011. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin, Romano-British enamelled furniture mount and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 July 2011.

Before 7 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Late Iron Age coin (already reported), medieval harness pendant, post-medieval belt fitting and two post-medieval jettons.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 30 May 2012.

September 2012. Metal-detecting.
Medieval buckle frame.
Post-medieval button and strap or harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

July 2017. Metal-detecting. [8].
1 post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2017.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 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)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Late Iron Age - 50 BC to 30 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RAZOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1584 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (17th Century - 1612 AD to 1651 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1667 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Photograph: CVF 9-13.
<S2>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 21861.
<S3>Archive: NAU. 1985 to 1989. Norwich Southern Bypass Fieldwork Folder..
<S4>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S5>Illustration: Penn, K. [Unknown]. Drawing of a Late Saxon 'Borre-style' disc brooch. Film. Unknown.

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