NHER 23382 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pot boilers and flints from west of gravel pit
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
9 February 1987. Fenland fieldwalking, weathered soil.
Concentration of moderate pot boilers and a couple of flints including scraper and piece of bone. Pot boilers include many burnt pebbles. Sandy loam with gravel. On edge of ridge spreading across peat. Area 23m (northeast-southwest) x 19m (northwest-southeast) at 1m OD. Reference NWD 21 on (S1).
NCM hold finds.
R. Silvester (NAU) 9 February 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S2).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16158 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. NWD 21. FENS.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2012 3:28PM