NHER 23693 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints and medieval pottery

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Summary

Fieldwalking in this field in 1987 and 1990 recovered ?Palaeolithic and undatable prehistoric flint flake, the butt end of a Neolithic flaked flint axehead and a number of medieval pottery sherds.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10SW
Civil Parish WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

30 March 1987. Fieldwalking.
Found by [1]:
1 undatable prehistoric flint flake.
1 Neolithic flaked flint axehead (butt half).
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU).
Compiled by W. Milligan (NAU), 7 April 1987. Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 February 2014.

April 1990. Fieldwalking.
Found by [1]:
2 ?Palaeolithic flint flakes.
Medieval pottery sherds (including Green Glazed Grimston).
These finds were donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.52.11). The flints are noted in (S2) and (S3), although no additional information is given.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 31 May 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 February 2014.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-3, No.3.
  • <S3> Website: TERPS online database. Site 22601.
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2016 9:06AM

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