NHER 20594 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic pick and Roman and medieval pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
About 1960. Stray Find.
Found by uncle of present owner [1] in uncertain circumstances:
1 extraordinary long, probably Neolithic, flint pick. See drawings (S1) and (S2).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
This discovery is described and illustrated in (S3).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 December 1997.
1978. Fieldwalking.
Ordnance Survey field Great Fransham 101.
In growing cereal. Finds restricted to northeast corner.
2 Roman sherds; 2 Roman or medieval sherds.
E. Rose (NAU) 23 August 1984.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF15118 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G101. AJGR.
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93852 Illustration: Robins, P. 1997. Drawing of a Neolithic pick from Fransham. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF79789 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Neolithic pick. Film. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF93949 Article in Serial: Robins, P. 1998. Some Recent Lithic Finds from Norfolk. The Quarterly. No 31 pp 14-19. p 17.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- PICK (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 10 2016 1:16PM