NHER 15710 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced mulit-period finds (Narborough, poorly located)

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Summary

Around 1979 a number of finds were recovered at an unknown location in the Narborough area. These included four prehistoric flint implements, one of which may be a broken Palaeolithic handaxe. Sherds of Roman and medieval pottery and an undated iron key were also found. All of these finds were donated to the King's Lynn Museum.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre October 1979. Stray Find.
Exact site unknown, described as "surface finds, Narborough area". All now held by King's Lynn Museum:
1 ?handaxe fragment and 1 discoidal palaeolith.
Roman pottery sherds including greyware, black burnished ware, reddish-grey and ?amphora (KILLM : 1979.228.5).
2 medieval strap handles of glazed Grimston ware (one with grooves, one with single depression).
1 undated iron latch key (KILLM : 1979.228.1).
R. Trett (KLM). Information from (S1).

The KLM's unprovenanced collection of Narborough finds described above actually includes four flint objects:
1 fragmentary flint axe (KILLM : 1979.228.2). This is presumably the ?handaxe fragment noted on (S1).
1 disc-shaped chopped (KILLM : 1979.228).
1 adze (KILLM : 1979.228.3).
1 disc-shaped implement (KILLM : 1979.228.4). Probably the "discoidal Palaeolith" noted on (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2013.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (7)

ADZE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CHOPPER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 10001 BC?)
KEY (LOCKING) (Unknown date)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Narborough (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2016 12:01PM