NHER 23236 (Monument record) - Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age occupation site in field east of Broadfen Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
26 January 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Well weathered bare soil.
MTW 110.
Even spread of flint and pot boilers over very gentle south slope of island. One very incomplete arrowhead ? Chalky loam. Maximum 51m northeast to southwest x 26m southeast to northwest at 1.6m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 28 January 1987.
Flints are Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age.
F. Healy (NAU).
For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15834 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 110. FENS.
- --- SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 12 2019 3:43PM