Record Details
| NHER Number: | 5049 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric perforated quartzite macehead and multi-period pottery, south-east of Hopton House |
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Summary
A prehistoric perforated quartzite macehead was found in 1948. These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts. Fieldwalking here in the late 1980s recovered sherds of Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery.
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Location
Full description
1948. Stray Find.
Found south-east of Hopton House:
1 prehistoric perforated quartzite macehead. Held by the NCM (NWHCM : 1949.49). Information from (S1).
These objects are not closely datable, quartzite examples such as this having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 April 2013.
1986 to 1987. Fieldwalking.
Small amounts of Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery. Also an unidentifed copper alloy object with hole. For details see file for NHER 24669.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 July 1988. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 April 2013.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 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
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1994. The Field Archaeology of Bodney and the Stanta Extension. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 57-79. p 59. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 89 NE 3. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Little Cressingham. |
Related records - none
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