NHER 13419 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic and Neolithic flints and Roman to post-medieval pottery

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Summary

In 1977 a number of Neolithic flint flakes were found in this area. A systematic fieldwalking survey undertaken in 1993 recovered undatable prehistoric, Mesolithic and Neolithic worked flints; Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a lava quern fragment.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SW
Civil Parish	STOKE HOLY CROSS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March-April 1977. Stray Find.
Found on ploughed surface (area centred TG 2280 0224; Context 1):
Neolithic flint flakes. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1978.96).
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

March-April 1993. Systematic Fieldwalking Survey. Site extended.
Evaluation of proposed golf course. Fieldwalking survey of whole field (Contexts 2-22):
20 undatable prehistoric flint flakes, 1 flake from blade core, 1 utilised flake, 1 axe preparation flake, 4 retouched flakes, 2 notched flakes, 1 end scraper, 1 blade core fragment, 1 hammerstone and 1 scraper.
1 Mesolithic flint punch/axe and 1 blade tip.
1 Neolithic notched flint flake, 1 blade core and 1 ?knife.
3 Roman pottery sherds (greyware).
1 Roman or medieval lava quern fragment.
1 Middle Saxon pottery sherd (Ipswich ware).
2 medieval pottery sherds (glazed Grimston, LMU).
4 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds (LMT).
3 post-medieval pottery sherds (Glazed Red Earthenware, Cologne-Frechen Stoneware, salt-glazed stoneware).
See report (S2) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.141).
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 20 October 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014 and 5 December 2022.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S2> SNF56420 Unpublished Contractor Report: Forrest, K. 1993. Evaluation Report. Dunston Hall, Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 20.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (20)

AXE TRIMMING FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BLADE CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
END SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
HAMMERSTONE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
NOTCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
PUNCH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
BLADE CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
NOTCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
QUERN (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)