NHER 19657 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints and Neolithic laurel leaf

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Summary

A Neolithic laurel leaf has been found at this site, and other prehistoric flints were found during the Fenland fieldwalking survey.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL68NE
Civil Parish HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

3 November 1983. Fenland fieldwalking. On sandhill.
Crude flint scraper.
No other flints, worked or waste, found in field despite earlier finds by [1]. Several well exposed sandhills and others just beginning to emerge from beneath peat.
R. Silvester (NAU) 3 November 1983.

The earlier find referred to is a flint laurel leaf.
F. Healy (NAU).

FOR FULL DETAILS OF WARES, FLINT TYPES ETC SEE (S1).

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HCW AF. FENS.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LAUREL LEAF (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2016 11:41AM

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