NHER 22051 (Monument record) - Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman finds

1985. Metal-detecting.
Various objects found at TL 716 954 (c. 2).
2 Roman brooches; 1 rear hook brooch (mid-late 1st century AD) and 1 Colchester derivative (late 1st century AD).
12 Roman coins (3rd to 4th century). See list in file.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), November 1986.

19th December 1986. Fenland Project fieldwalking.
Several distinct concentrations of material identified:

MTW CJ (c. 1; general scatter).
Odd flints. Site not listed in final publication.

MTW CH (c. 3; TL 7135 9539).
Scatter of flints. Conditions far from ideal at this spot, deep ruts etc. Flints not closely datable and concentration not sufficient to be identified as a 'Site' in the final publication.

MTW U2 (c. 4 ; TL 7147 9540).
On edge of ridge projecting into peat. Scatter of flints and 'pot boilers' over an area c 15m in diameter. Apart from a small Mesolitic component (including a single truncated piece) the worked flint assemblage was not closely datable. Originally recorded as MTW CI.

MTW 80 (c. 5; TL 7161 9537).
On low island of chalky loam just emerging from peat. Sparse to moderate concentration of flint, sparse 'pot boilers' and one sherd of indet. prehistoric pottery. Max dimensions 25m E/W x 22m N/S. The 26 worked flints recovered were not closely datable.

MTW 81 (c. 6; TL 7140 9552).
Covers most of a small ridge and may run under a modern track. Moderate to abundant spread of 'pot boilers' with a couple of (?unassociated) flints. Min dimensions 19m E/W x 16m N/S. The two worked flints were not closely datable.

For further details see project archive (S1) and final publication (S2). Finds now held by Norwich Castle Museum.
R. Silvester (NAU), 19 December 1986. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 September 2013.

13 January 1992. Fieldwalking.
In area of Context 4.
Two prehistoric flint flakes.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), November 1992.
W. Milligan (NCM) 4 December 1992.

1993. Metal-detecting and fieldwalking
Found at TL 7141 9541 (c. 7):
1 Bronze Age flat axe. See illustration (S3).

Found at TL 7146 9541 (c. 8):
3 prehistoric pottery sherds.
1 prehistoric flint blade.
1 Neolithic triangular arrowhead.
These finds now held by the NCM.

Found at TL 7135 9544 (c. 9):
3 prehistoric pottery sherds.
1 Early Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead.
36 ?Neolithic worked flints including 1 borer, 5 scrapers, 2 core fragments, 9 blades (and segments), 19 flakes.
These finds (with the exception of the arrowhead) are held by the NCM.

Found at TL 7165 9535 (c. 10):
1 prehistoric pottery sherd (rim). Now held by NCM.

Found at TL 7152 9546 (c. 11):
1 Late Neolithic discoidal knife. A rather thick and largely unifacial example.

Found at TL 7139 9541 (c. 12):
Undated animal bones.
1 prehistoric pottery sherd.
13 prehistoric worked flints, including 2 scrapers, 1 hammerstone, 10 flakes, 1 burnt flint fragment and 1 shatter piece.
1 Neolithic chisel arrowhead.
1 Roman coin, a 2nd century silver sestertius.

See file for full details and flint reports by P. Robins (NCM).
E. Rose (NLA), 12 December 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 September 2013.