NHER 22849 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint flakes and undatable prehistoric flint ?fabricator

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Summary

In 1986 eight prehistoric flint flakes were found in a pipe trench that was dug here. It was felt that these flakes were Neolithic in date. In early 2005 a prehistoric flint, possibly a fabricator, was found during fieldwalking in this area.

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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 pipe trench at [1] (three fields north of Rogers Farm against south side old railway):
8 Neolithic flint flakes. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.318.9).
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 1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

Before 7 February 2005. Site extended to whole field.
Prehistoric flint fabricator?
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 February 2005.

Associated Sources (3)

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

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

FABRICATOR (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2022 1:06PM