NHER 14646 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Neolithic and Beaker period worked flints, including arrowheads, a knife and a chisel, were found here before 1977. The exact nature of their discovery is unknown. Fieldwalking recovered fragments of possible Bronze Age pottery and further fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey found prehistoric worked and burnt flints and fragments of Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TL69SE
Civil Parish	FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pre 1977. Context 2 at 695 915 approximately. Curtis field 89.
Three petit tranchet derivatives
Two barbed and tanged arrowheads
One tanged arrowhead
One single barbed
One plano convex knife
One chisel.
Information from F. Healy (NAU) from Curtis Catalogue.

1977.
Long scatter of coarse pottery. Called Bronze Age but not seen NCM. This is site NHER 12711 but is called NHER 14646 Context 3 where it crosses this field.

2 March 1985.
Flints and pot boilers, Roman or medieval pottery.
See full list in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 6 March 1985.

Some of 1985 material has been reidentified as Roman and Iron Age pottery
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF14815 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 115. FENS.
--- SNF14816 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 116. FENS.
--- SNF14816 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 116. FENS.
--- SNF14817 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 118. FENS.
--- SNF15053 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL CQ. FENS.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (13)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2018 12:46PM