NHER 21426 (Monument record) - Prehistoric finds

March 1960. Context 4 at 6850 9031.
Sherd of prehistoric pottery and bone spatula found.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Sherd reidentified as Beaker period by F. Healy (NAU) (formerly numbered NHER 5223).

10 April 1985. Fenland fieldwalking.
On well weathered ploughsoil..

Context 1.
General scatter odd flints. FWL DK.

Context 2 at 6850 9025.
Concentration sparse to moderate pot boilers, few flints not necessarily associated with them. On both sides north end of spread, but tend to concentrate on west side ridge. Further south, relatively few on top of ridge. Chalk loam ridge 47m north to south x 25m max at 0.7 - 1.4m OD. FWL 130.

Context 3 at 6857 8993.
Pot boiler mound on top of loam ridge. Pot boilers abundant and spreading into peat on either side. Fall off lightly toward dyke on east. No flint recovered. Mound higher than ridge on east side dyke where about 0.5m lower and similar drop on west side mound. 53m north to south x 31m east to west at top up to 1.4m OD. FWL 131.
R. J. Silvester (NAU) 11 April 1985.

For full details of flint types and pottery wares see (S1).

F. Healy (NAU) notes reference in Curtis papers to a bronze axe from this field. No existing reference to this; is the location correct?
E. Rose (NAU), 29 September 1993.

28 February 2000. Field observation.
Neolithic knife, probably Neolithic scraper and flake.
Identified by P. Robins (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 November 2000.