NHER 21035 (Monument record) - Mesolithic/Early Neolithic worked flints and undated prehistoric worked and burnt flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL68NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
20 and 23 December 1984. Fenland Project fieldwalking.
Several discrete concentrations of material identified:
Site FWL 64 (c. 2; TL 6297 8901).
On gently sloping NW face of island. Sparse concentration of flints and 'pot boilers'. Max dimensions 39m NW/SE x 19m NE/SW. Worked flints not closely datable.
Site FWL 65 (c. 3; TL 6298 8904).
On NW side of island. Abundant 'pot boilers' with a few flints, not quite overlapping with FWL 64. Min dimensions 45m NW/SE x 29m NE/SW. Worked flints not closely datable.
Site FWL 66 (c. 4; TL 6302 8906).
On north slope of island and entirely separate from FWL 65. Moderate to abundant spread of 'pot boilers'.
Site FWL 67 (c. 5; TL 6293 8917).
On small island, newly emerged from peat. Adundant spread of 'pot boilers'.
Site FWL 68 (c. 6; TL 6293 8930).
On south edge of island. Small concentration of Mesolithic/Early Neolithic worked flints. Max dimensions 19m NW/SE x 11m NE/SW.
For further details see project archive (S1) and final publication (S2).
R. J. Silvester (NAU) 23 December 1986. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 September 2013.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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.
- <S2> SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 26 2018 11:37AM