NHER 24037 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints and Roman and medieval pottery sherds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BESTHORPE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1987. Fieldwalking.
Northwest of Decoy Farm. Various prehistoric objects recovered including:
2 ?prehistoric 'pot boilers'
1 Mesolithic flint core, flakes and blades.
1 Mesolithic/Neolithic flint core and flakes.
1 Roman pottery sherd.
2 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from [1].
W. Milligan (NCM), 24 August 1987. Information from (S1).
Finds subsequently donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.323.6 : A). It should be noted that although the three pottery sherds recovered were listed as all being medieval on (S1), one is listed as Roman in the museum's records.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 April 2013.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (8)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- CORE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
- CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 28 2014 2:55PM