NHER 23380 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked and burnt flints from west of Wissington Factory
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a few prehistoric worked flints and one prehistoric burnt flint on a small island of sandy loam just emerging from the peat.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
9 February 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Ploughed and partly weathered.
MTW DD.
Few flints and one pot boiler on small island of sandy loam just emerging from peat.
R. Silvester (NAU), 9 February 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16046 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW DD. 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 (1)
Object Types (2)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 4 2006 11:48AM