Record Details
| NHER Number: | 21440 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period findspot |
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Summary
Metal-detecting has recovered several Late Bronze Age copper alloy items, indicating a dispersed hoard, Romano-British pottery and a vessel fragment, undatable and post-medieval metal objects. Metal-detecting between 2011 and 2017 recovered medieval and post-medieval coins and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon/medieval padlock key; a medieval coin weight, key, ampulla and ewer spout fragment; and a copper alloy post-medieval figurine of Neptune, and a powder charger cap.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TG31NE |
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| Parish: | LUDHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 1985. Found with metal-detector in ploughsoil in middle of field.
Upper two-thirds of Late Bronze Age socketed axehead, with triple rib decoration and one large and one small mouth moulding, (S1).
See NHER 18013 for fragment of another axe nearby.
Identified and drawn by J. J. Wymer (NAU).
A. Gregory (NAU), 1985.
Before 17 May 2006. Metal-detecting.
Another Late Bronze Age socketed axehead found very close to the first, (S2).
See description and report (S3) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 May 2006 and E. Darch (NLA), 21 June 2006.
Before 13 September 2007. Metal-detecting.
Late Bronze Age chisel (S4), Romano-British vessel knob and pot sherd, undatable and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 November 2007.
Before 6 December 2007. Metal-detecting, site extended [2].
Two more Late Bronze Age objects found close to previous findspots indicating a hoard (S5), and a medieval buckle.
See list and plan in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2008.
Before 5 May 2011. Metal-detecting.
Roman figurine of Neptune, Late Saxon/medieval and medieval metal objects, medieval lead coin weight and 2 post-medieval coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 July 2011.
Before 5 May 2011. Amendment.
Figurine of Neptune found before 5/5/11 and dated to the Roman period now re-dated to the late post-medieval period.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES) 15 July 2011, amended A. Rogerson (HES) 10 October 2011.
March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
- RING (Unknown date)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1270 AD to 1510 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIGURINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 52; No 74. |
| --- | Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. p xiii. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1985. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe head.. Paper. 1:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe head.. Film. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Document: Rogerson, A. and Needham, S.. 2006. Amended treasure report: Potential Treasure find from Ludham, Norfolk (2006 T307). |
| <S4> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed chisel.. Film. 1:1. |
| <S5> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age sword fragment.. Film. 1:1. |
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