Record Details
| NHER Number: | 33016 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Undated, Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1997 and 2019 recovered Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a medieval jetton and post-medieval token and undated, Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated lead weight; a Bronze Age rapier; Roman brooches, a pin and furniture fitting; an Early Saxon gold bracteate and bead; a Late Saxon vessel foot; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories and a scabbard chape; medieval harness mounts, a brooch, harness hook, ferrule and book fitting; a post-medieval book clasp fragment, harness mount and fork fragment and late post-medieval/modern ammunition.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NE |
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| Parish: | FINCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1992 - 1993. Metal detecting finds. [1].
13 1st/4th century coins.
6 medieval coins and 1 jetton.
1 post medieval coin and 2 tokens.
See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 16 February 1993.
Iron Age coin. No.42 on list (1993).
Bronze Age rapier, (S1).
Roman 2 brooches and 1 pin.
Early Saxon bead and gold bracteate suspension.
Late Saxon vessel foot.
Medieval (S2) and post medieval objects.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM), 26 January 1993.
Early 1998. Metal detecting. [2].
Early Post medieval book clasp fragment. Decorated with incised lines and floral pattern. Centrally placed rivet hole at clasp end, the other end missing.
Identified by Natasha Hutcheson (UEA) March 1998.
K. Sussams (NCM) 13 May 1999.
Before December 1998. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undatable lead weight and unidentified lead object.
Medieval buckles, a strap-end, mount and folding clasp and plate.
Late medieval unidentified lead 'plate'.
Early post-medieval mount.
Post-medieval fork and shoe buckle.
Late post-medieval unidentified silver object
Late post-medieval/modern lead annuniction.
These objects were previously recorded under NHER 33014, located at [4].
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2020.
Before December 1998. Metal-detecting.
Early Saxon glass bead.
Post-medieval/modern silver button.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 February 2020.
Mid 1999. Metal detecting. [5].
Site extended to west to [6] and [7].
2 Iron Age coins.
Roman and medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 October 2000.
Before May 1999. Metal-detecting.
Medieval ?belt fitting.
Early post-medieval book clasp fragment.
The provenance of these finds is unclear - see [8].
See description in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 February 2020.
Before 13 May 1999. Metal-detecting. [9].
1 medieval coin and harness mounts.
Medieval/post-medieval scabbard chape.
1 post-medieval coin and a harness mount.
The location of these findspots are only identified as a 6-figure grid references at [10].
See description in file, Polaroids (S3) and Finder's Map (S4).
A. Beckham (HES), 6 April 2020.
Before 11 April 2002. Metal detecting.
Iron Age gold coin at [11].
Roman silver coin at [12].
Medieval ?strap fitting.
See list and description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 September 2002.
Before 24 January 2007. Metal detecting.
1 Iceni stater, Norfolk Wolf type, two Roman and six medieval coins.
See description in file.
A. Marsden & E. Darch (NLA), 30 April 2007.
May-July 2012. Metal-detecting.
Three medieval coins.
A. Marsden (HES), 16 October 2012.
October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [13].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
5 medieval pottery sherds and a harness hook.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
E. McDonald (HES), 29 November 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 10 January 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- 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 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 100 AD to 409 AD)
- BEAD (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BRACTEATE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- MINIATURE OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- VESSEL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FERRULE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LAMP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS HOOK (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1254 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1335 AD to 1343 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1501 AD to 1700 AD)
- MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1501 AD to 1700 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FORK (UTENSIL) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOULD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
- BUCKLE (18th Century - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)
- BUTTON (18th Century to Late 20th Century - 1701 AD to 2000 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (18th Century - 1701 AD? to 1800 AD?)
- AMMUNITION (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph. |
| --- | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
| --- | Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Milligan, W.. 1992. Drawing of a Bronze Age rapier.. Paper. 1:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1993. Drawing of a medieval horse harness pendant.. Film. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. Polaroid No.: 10618. |
| <S4> | Unpublished Document: Merchant, C. 1999. Maps showing findspot locations for finds recovered from Shouldham, Shouldham Thorpe, Stradsett and Fincham, before 13 May 1999. Finder's map. p. 5. |
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