NHER 21201 (Monument record) - Prehistoric burnt and worked flints

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a concentration of prehistoric burnt flints and a few prehistoric worked flints on the side of a ridge. Later fieldwalking recovered a large Neolithic flint flake.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69SE
Civil Parish FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

26 February 1985. Fenland fieldwalking.
On side of ridge sloping down towards peat. Weathered soil and young cereal crop.
Concentration of potboilers sparse to moderate, only odd flints 22m north to south x 15m east to west. Not collected.
R. Silvester (NAU), 25 February 1985.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

1985. Fieldwalking.
Reworked large flint flake from removing cortex during initial core flaking.
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), 13 February 1991.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 114. 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)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Dec 21 2010 2:52PM

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