NHER 22853 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint artefacts
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
30 April 1986. Field Observation.
Examination of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main. Found in trench East of Guntons Lane by old railway:
1 Neolithic flint flake. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.318.12).
Identifed 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 12). It should be noted that the grid reference given for this find on (S1) appears to be some distance from the line of the pipeline marked on (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.
1992. On surface on site of earlier find.
Thick, partly cortical sub triangular flake with minor retouch at distal end and some steep scraper like retouch on a small area at the left lateral distal end.
Round scraper on fragment of a cortical flake.
Identified by P.A. Robins (NCM).
W.Milligan (NCM), 15 January 1993.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 2 2014 2:42PM