NHER 22845 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint scraper

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Summary

In 1986 fieldwork undertaken along the route of a new water pipeline recovered a Neolithic flint scraper at this location.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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30 April 1986. Field Observation.
Examination of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main. Found in trench by former level crossing on southwestern side of old railway:
1 Neolithic thick flint flake, retouched as crude scraper.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.318.5).
See map of pipeline route (S1) in file for NHERs 22843-22856 (No 6).
Flint identifed by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 12 August 1986.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF57658 Map: Wymer, J.. 1986. Annotated copy of Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main Route Plan.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (1)

SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Mar 15 2018 3:08PM