NHER 21428 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pottery and flints

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered two concentrations of prehistoric burnt flints and one sparse concentration of prehistoric worked and burnt flints with a few fragments of prehistoric pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69SE
Civil Parish FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

10 April 1985. Fenland fieldwalking.
Widely spaced cereal crop with well weathered soil..

Context 1.
General scatter odd flints. FWL DP.

Context 2 at 6903 9191.
Concentration sparse flints, very sparse pot boilers, couple of sherds pottery. On loam ridge. 41m x 18m east to west. FWL 140. 1.3m OD.
R. J. Silvester (NAU) 13 April 1985.

19 April 1988. Further Fenland fieldwalking.
Same conditions.

Context 1.
Further finds. Odd flint flakes.

Context 3 at 6900 9230.
Concentration of abundant pot boilers on north side and top of chalk loam ridge. 35m east to west x 37m north to south at 1m OD. FWL 199.

Context 4 at 6901 9196.
Concentration of abundant pot boilers on top and side of ridge 35m north to south x 22m east to west at 1m OD. FWL 200.
R. Silvester (NAU), 19 April 1988.

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

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 140. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 199. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 200. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL DP. 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)
  • POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 10 2022 12:40PM

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