NHER 22843 (Find Spot record) - Undatable prehistoric and Neolithic worked flints and Roman pottery

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Summary

In 1986 fieldwork undertaken along the route of a new water pipeline recovered undatable prehistoric and Neolithic worked flints and a single Roman pottery sherd.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11SE
Civil Parish COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

30 April 1986. Field Observation.
Examination of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main. Found by J. J. Wymer (NAU) in pipe trench at east end of field east of Church Farm:
1 prehistoric fint flake.
Found by [1] at same location:
1 Neolithic small multi-platform flint core and 1 blade.
1 Roman sherd.
Finds donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.318.3).
Flints identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 12 August 1986.
Information from (S1). See map of pipeline route (S2) in file for NHERs 22843-22856 (No 4/C).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

1986. Field Observation.
Found by [2] in same pipe trench at approximately this spot:
3 Neolithic flint cores, 2 scrapers, 1 flake and 2 retouched flakes.
Identifed by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 8 September 1986.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Map: Wymer, J.. 1986. Annotated copy of Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main Route Plan.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 15 2018 3:07PM

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