NHER 22856 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced prehistoric worked flints and post-medieval pottery, Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main (Costessey, poorly located)

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Summary

In 1985 ?Mesolithic, Neolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints and a post-medieval pottery sherd were found at unknown locations along the route of a new water main.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

April 1986. Field Observation.
Finds recovered by [1] during examination of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main. No specific locations but most probably all from TG 11 SE.
12 undatable prehistoric flint flakes.
2 ?Mesolithic slightly patinated flint blades.
1 Early Neolithic broken flint leaf arrowhead.
34 Neolithic flint flakes (some with retouch), 1 thick flake with retouch, 1 small core, 1 well-made large borer, 1 elegant rounded end scraper and 1 petit tranchet derivative arrowhead.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd (salt-glazed).
Also a thick flake of igneous rock (unlikely to be prehistoric, ?railway ballast).
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU), 1 May 1986. Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 12 August 1986.
Information from (S1). See list and map of pipeline route (S2) in file for NHERs 22843-22856.
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 (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2016 12:21PM

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