Record Details

NHER Number:39262
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi-period finds

Summary

Metal detecting recovered finds dating from the Neolithic to the post medieval period. These include a Neolithic flint scraper, part of an Early Bronze Age cutting edge from an axe, a fragment of Late Bronze Age axehead, part of an Early Saxon cosmetic implement and a Middle Saxon 'backwards-biting beast' brooch. Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval coins and tokens were also found.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TM08NW
Parish:KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 28 January 2003. Metal detecting. [1]
Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment (S1).
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Undated weight.
Medieval sherd.
Post medieval token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2003.

Before 27 February 2004. Metal detecting.
Neolithic scraper.
One medieval coin.
One medieval jetton.
Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 June 2004.

Before 29 October 2004. Metal detecting.
One Iron Age, one Roman, one medieval, two medieval/post medieval and four post medieval coins.
Two post medieval jettons.
Early Bronze Age (S2), Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon (S3), medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2005.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 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 (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • COSMETIC SPOON (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • STRAP END (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • APOTHECARY WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 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)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2003. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment.. Film. 1:1.
<S2>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2004. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flat axe cutting edge.. Film. 1:1.
<S3>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2004. Drawing of a Middle Saxon furniture fitting.. Film. 2:1.

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