NHER 24175 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked and burnt flints from field west of Cut Off Channel, south of old course of String Drain
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of prehistoric worked and burnt flints.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
17 November 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Reasonable young cereal.
MTW FF.
Odd fragments of flint mainly in northeast corner of field. Also some pot boilers in same area. Sandy loam here but elsewhere a sticky, silty loam.
R. Silvester (NAU), 17 November 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16097 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW FF. 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
Feb 3 2012 11:12AM