Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18590 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 1982 and 2016 recovered prehistoric worked flints, including several potentially Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic pieces and a Neolithic core; undated copper alloy casting waste and other probable production debris; Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, Middle Saxon and medieval coins; a medieval/post-medieval token and a range of other, undatable and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated copper alloy ring; Roman brooches and a bracelet fragment; Early Saxon brooches, wrist clasps, a mount, harness pendant and pair of tweezers; Middle Saxon Ansate brooch; Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap ends; Late Saxon brooches (including one made from a base silver copy of an Islamic dirham), a bracelet, lead weight and copper alloy ingot; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval furniture stud, mount, probable padlock fragment, iron horseshoes and lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval cast vessel leg, copper alloy unidentified object, lead spindle whorl or weight and lead weight and a post-medieval copper alloy bowl fragment.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TL99SE |
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| Parish: | STOW BEDON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 1982. Area [1]. Found with metal-detector and fieldwalking.
Two flint flakes.
Four Ipswich Ware sherds and one grass tempered sherd.
Medieval unglazed sherd.
One late medieval/Transitional sherd.
Many Thetford type rim and body sherds.
Miscellaneous metalwork.
Bronze ring.
Three lead circular objects (two holed).
Bronze sheet.
Bronze hand - pipe cleaner?
Finds held by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM), 7 December 1982.
November 1985. In the same field. [4].
At location [2]: Early Saxon bronze wrist clasp.
At location [3]: Early Saxon bronze tweezers with stamped dot and circle.
W. Milligan (NCM), 4 April 1986.
November 1985. [4].
VRBS ROMA, Wolf and Twins. AD 330-40.
Gratin, GLORIA NOVI SECVLI. AD 367-75.
Identifications by A. Gregory (NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), 15 May 1986.
May 1989. In same area. [5].
Finder unknown, but see sketch plan.
15 December 2008. Metal-detecting. Site extended.
2 Middle Saxon pottery sherds.
Late Saxon penannular bracelet (S1).
1 ?Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Medieval iron horseshoes and lead weight.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 February 2009.
December 2008. Metal-detecting.
2 Middle Saxon pottey sherds.
1 Late Saxon coin and 5 pottery sherds.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 June 2009.
13 November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Undated copper alloy casting jet.
Early Saxon brooch.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
Middle/Late Saxon strap end.
Late Saxon disc brooch.
1 medieval pottery sherd and lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
Post-medieval button.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 10 January 2011.
13 November 2010. Metal-detecting.
Undated copper alloy unidentified discoidal object with hammer marks (probably manufacturing debris).
2 ?Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic retouched flint flakes, 1 possible knife, 1 blade core fragment, 1 core regeneration flake and 1 flake.
3 Roman coins and a brooch.
Early Saxon wrist clasp and keyhole-shaped mount.
Middle Saxon brooch fragment.
2 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
1 medieval coin, 7 pottery sherds, buckles, a finger ring, furniture stud and probable padlock case fragment.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy unidentified object and lead weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 1 September 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 October 2023.
31 October 2011. Metal-detecting.
1 Roman coin and copper alloy steelyard weight.
Medieval/post-medieval lead spindle whorl or weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 2 January 2012.
31 October 2011. Metal-detecting. [8].
Early Saxon brooch.
Middle/Late Saxon strap end.
Late Saxon copper alloy ingot.
1 medieval coin, a buckle and mount.
Post-medieval copper alloy bowl fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2014.
April 2013. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Neolithic flint core.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 August 2013.
April 2013. Metal-detecting. [7].
Medieval strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013.
February 2014. Metal-detecting. [9].
Late Saxon brooches.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023 and 25 September 2023.
October 2014-March 2015. Metal-detecting. [10].
2 Roman coins, a brooch and bracelet fragment.
2 medieval coins.
1 medieval/post-medieval token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.
March 2015. Metal-detecting. [11].
1 Roman coin and 1 pottery sherd.
Early Saxon harness pendant (S2).
Late Saxon lead weight.
Post-medieval strap mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2015.
April 2016. Metal-detecting. [12].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 May 2016.
October 2019. Metal-detecting. [9].
Late Saxon base silver copy of an Islamic dirham, modified into a brooch.
Information from PAS import.
This silver coin brooch was submitted for consideration as Treasure (Ref: 2019 T995).
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2024.
(S3) - Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead.
Details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 16 June 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 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
- CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
- RING (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE CORE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- CORE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FLAKE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- KNIFE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
- CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COLCHESTER BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STEELYARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 290 AD? to 293 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 312 AD to 317 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 320 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 321 AD to 323 AD)
- LONG BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 430 AD to 480 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
- CATERPILLAR BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
- COIN (Middle Saxon - 700 AD to 750 AD)
- STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 775 AD to 1050 AD)
- BRACELET (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1000 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- DISC BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- INGOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- JAR (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 870 AD to 1050 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HORSESHOE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1194 AD to 1200 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1400 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1301 AD to 1302 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- VESSEL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: CXG 18-24. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2009. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy penannular bracelet fragment.. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of Early Saxon gilt copper alloy harness pendant. Film. 2:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead. Find Illustration. Film. |
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