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Bronze knife with trapezoid hilt with two corner rivet holes.

A descheduled Disc Barrow of Bronze Age date is visible as an earthwork and cropmark on Brightwell Heath, Brightwell parish, on aerial photographs from the late 1920s onwards.

1979: coin hoard of silver denarii found scattered over circa 80 yards in ploughsoil; area intensively searched by finders and rechecked after ploughing,

Evaluation, monitoring and excavation identified pits of late medieval/early post-medival date represent typical backyard domestic activity. A single pit of 12th/14th century was also found.

Fieldwalking for Fenland survey in March 1987 revealed remains of a burnt flint patch of approximately 25m diameter centreing on TL 6966 7907 on field surface (between rows of young carrots)(S1).

Location of historic drying racks for fish-nets on Lowestoft waterfront.

Sherds of an Iron Age pot with finger-tip ornamentation on the rim, found in the upper fill of the barrow ditch (S1)(R1).

A probable Romano-British occupation site dating from the 2nd to 4th century with finds of pottery, a chalk structure, animal bones, coins, brooches and casting waste probably associated with brooch making. Iron Age occupation finds also made.

Bronze object, possibly candle holder (S1).

Fieldwalking for Fenland survey in March 1987 revealed thin spread of Neo and Preh material within area of Rom site.