NHER 23137 (Monument record) - Possible prehistoric occupation site northeast of Slevesholm

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of prehistoric worked flints and recorded a concentration of prehistoric burnt flints that may be indicative of prehistoric occupation.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79NW
Civil Parish METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

26 November 1986. Fenland fieldwalking. Skirt fen of island.
Well weathered soil, young cereal.
Context 1 general scatter. MTW CD.
Odd flints no concentrations.

Context 2 at 7033 9627. MTW 79.
Concentration sparse pot boilers on edge of loam ridge, another smaller sparser spread to south, main diameter
32m east to west x 24m north to south at 2.4m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 29 November 1986.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 79. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW CD. FENS.
  • --- Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2012 3:27PM

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