NHER 21571 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic and Neolithic worked flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
19 April 1985. Fieldwalking.
Found at [1] (Context 1):
1 Palaeolithic flint core and 1 primary flake.
1 Neolithic scraper and other flints.
Found at [2] (Context 2):
Neolithic worked flints. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1985.393.3).
Previously recorded as NHER 21570.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) and compiled by W. F. Milligan (NCM), 10 July 1985.
Information from (S1).
The Palaeolithic objects are described on (S2). They are also listed in (S3) and (S4), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2014 and 5 September 2014.
16 April 1986. Fieldwalking.
Found at [3] (Context 3):
2 Neolithic flint cores, 7 flakes, 1 scraper and 1 ?hammerstone. Mostly brown stained.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) and compiled by W. F. Milligan (NCM), 25 June 1986.
Information from (S1).
Subsequently donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.32.74).
Previously recorded as NHER 22741.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2014.
6 June 1993. Fieldwalking.
Found at [4] (Context 4).
4 ?Palaeolithic worked flints including 1 bifacially worked implement and 3 flakes.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.32.94).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM) but no details recorded.
Previously unreported finds - information from museum records.
P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 21570-21571 and 22741.
- <S2> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Great Melton.
- <S3> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-3, No.6.
- <S4> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22608.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (11)
- CORE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 22 2018 12:41AM