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May/June 1994. Found in a restricted area of search.
2 Roman coins. See list in file.
Roman brooch fragment. Trumpet type, bow fragment, mid bow moulding of 2 projecting transverse ribs with deep groove between, and subsidiary flange below. 1st to 2nd century.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
Lowest part of bow and upper part of foot of largish Early Saxon cruciform brooch, median groove on bow, catchplate damaged. Oldish breaks throughout. See (S1 and S2).
Part of arm of pair of tweezers, not decorated, ?date.
Part of foot of silver gilded 6th to 7th century brooch, presumably of radiate type, with cast animal, cable, and spiral ornament, and inlaid niello. An import.
See British Museum letter in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 21 June 1994.

Found with above metalwork. All sherds very abraded.
6 body sherds gritty, probably Iron Age.
3 body sherds reduced sandy (including 1 with external smoothing and 2 with some organic tempering), Iron Age or Early Saxon.
2 bases and 7 body sherds (including 1 rouletted) Roman greyware.
5 body sherds Roman grey or Thetford type.
4 medieval unglazed.
1 glazed Grimston.
1 Late medieval/early post medieval.
4 reduced unidentified.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 August 1994.

August-September 2012. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole of the field including two small fields to the west.
Four Roman coins, a 'bell shaped' mount, copper alloy nail or stud and a copper alloy buckle .
Three medieval coins, one jetton, a copper alloy vessel and a button.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel rim fragment.
One post-medieval coin, a lead cloth seal and a copper alloy button.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 November 2012.

Before July 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval gold finger ring with a missing bezel.
Information from PAS Import.
The medieval/post-medieval gold finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2018 T100), and returned to the finder.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2020.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 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

• TWEEZERS (Undated)
• POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 168 AD to 170 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 280 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 280 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 402 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1242 AD)
• FINGER RING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1279 AD to 1307 AD)
• JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1521 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1700 AD)
• BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1461 AD to 1500 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
• BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
• CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)

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• Parish Summary: Hockering (Parish Summary)