Record Details

NHER Number:35153
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Bronze Age, Roman, Saxon, medieval and post medieval objects

Summary

Metal detecting from 1999 to 2002 has recovered an interesting range of objects. This includes two Bronze Age palstaves, and part of an Early to Middle Saxon chatelaine.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 15 94
Map Sheet:TM19SE
Parish:TACOLNESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

August to September 1999. Metal detecting. Area [1].
One medieval and one post medieval coin.
Part of a ?Early Saxon/Middle Saxon chatelaine?
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2000.

1999. Metal detecting.
Middle Bronze Age palstave (S1), found by [2], purchased and reported by [3].
Another axe found in same area [4] at same time, but not yet recorded.
See description and sketch in file.

March to April 2000. Metal detecting. [2].
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 September 2000.

October to November 2000. Metal detecting.
One Roman silver coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 December 2000.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 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 (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CHATELAINE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • CHATELAINE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1999. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age palstave.. Film. 1:1.

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