NHER 17162 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint artefacts and possible Iron Age pottery sherd
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981. Fieldwalking.
Found after ploughing, 500yds [457m] north-east of Oakland Farm:
Prehistoric flint flakes.
Reused broken Neolithic flint axehead, originally part polished.
?Iron Age pottery rim sherd.
Flint flakes and pottery sherd donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1981.126).
Identified and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 30 March 1981.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 July 2018.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 15 2018 8:17AM