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Record Details

NHER Number:	36628
Type of record:	Find Spot
Name:	Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting recovered a large number of finds dating from the Neolithic to post-medieval period. These include a Neolithic flint retouched flake, part of a Late Bronze Age chisel or gouge, a possible Roman silver mount from a vessel, Early Saxon pottery, part of a possible Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, a medieval gilt buckle plate, a post-medieval book clasp and pewter whistle. Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval coins and medieval and post-medieval jettons and tokens were also found including a medieval Boy Bishop token.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:	Not displayed
Map Sheet:	TG01SE
Parish:	MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

August 2001. Metal-detecting.
Find recorded on the PAS database:
?Roman silver mount from vessel? Treasure.
Information from PAS import.
Other find identified by NLA:
Medieval silver coin.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 3 October 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 May 2020.

April 2002. Metal-detecting.
Retouched ?Neolithic thermal flint flake.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 May 2002.

July 2002. Metal-detecting.
One Roman and one medieval coin.
Two post-medieval jettons and trade weight.
See lists in file with National Grid References.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 September 2002.

August 2002. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval coin, jetton and cloth seal.
Prehistoric flint borer.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 September 2002.

December 2002. Metal-detecting.
One medieval and one post-medieval coin.
Post-medieval jetton.
Medieval buckle and undatable weight.
See lists in file with National Grid References.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 January 2003.

January 2003. Metal-detecting.
Neolithic, Bronze Age/Iron Age and prehistoric flints.
Roman, ?Middle Saxon and medieval sherds.
Two medieval and one post-medieval coin.
Early Saxon, medieval, post-medieval and undatable metal finds.
See lists with National Grid References and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 March 2003.

February 2003. Metal-detecting.
Roman furniture fitting.
Post-medieval token.
See lists in file with National Grid References.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 March 2003.

April 2003. Metal-detecting.
Two medieval coins.
Medieval and post-medieval jetton.
Post-medieval coin weight.
Roman, Early Saxon, ?Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file with National Grid References.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 May 2003.

4 October 2003. Metal-detecting.
Prehistoric flint flake.
One post-medieval coin.
Two post-medieval cloth seals.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 November 2003.

August 2004. Metal-detecting.
One Roman, one Middle Saxon and two medieval coins.
Post-medieval metal objects.
Medieval and post-medieval sherds.
See lists and (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 September 2004.

September-October 2004. Metal-detecting.
One Roman, one Middle Saxon, four medieval and one post-medieval coins.
Late Bronze Age (S3), Roman, Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
Prehistoric, probably Iron Age sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 2004.

11 October 2004. Metal-detecting.
Roman nail or furniture stud.
Fragment of ?Late Saxon ?stirrup-strap mount.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 November 2004.

29 December 2004. Metal-detecting.
Post-medieval coin.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2005.

February-March 2005. Metal-detecting. [1]
One Roman and one post-medieval coin.
Medieval seal matrix.
Post-medieval book clasp.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2005.

July 2005. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coin and buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 October 2005.

August 2009. Metal-detecting.
One Roman, one medieval and two post-medieval coins; Romano-British, Early Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 September 2009.

July 2010. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British, Early Saxon and post-medieval metal objects, Early Saxon pot sherd, one medieval and one post-medieval coin, medieval Boy Bishop token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 August 2010.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 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 (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 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

METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BLADE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
BORER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BORER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
GOUGE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
BORER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 293 AD to 296 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 670 AD to 710 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1279 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1309 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
BALANCE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
RIVET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
WHISTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1696 AD to 1696 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---	Unpublished Document: Robins, P.A.. Lithic Report.
---	Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---	Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Treasure Annual Report 2001. p 24; No 25.
---	Photograph: 2003. KTQ 6, Early Saxon brooch fragment..
---	Photograph: 2003. KTQ 7, Early Saxon brooch fragment..
---	Photograph: 2003. KTQ 8, Early Saxon brooch fragment..
---	Photograph: 2003. KTS 27, Early Saxon small long brooch fragment..
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>	Map: Finder's Map..
<S2>	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S3>	Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2004. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age chisel or gouge socket fragment. Film. 1:1.