NHER 24211 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric burnt and worked flints from field south of Fourteen Foot Drain
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
4 December 1987. Fenland fieldwalking, good condition, weathered young cereal.
Context 1 general scatter. MRM AX.
Odd flints.
Context 2 at 7123 1071. MRM 33.
29m northeast to southwest x 16m northwest to southeast at 4.9m OD. Small pot boiler site, sparse to moderate on side of ridge. One flint scraper (included with finds from context 1).
Context 3 at 7115 1071 continuation of 24189 east of dyke. MRM 27(E).
Abundant pot boilers. Whole site (both numbers) is now 54m northwest to southeast x 40m northeast to southwest.
R. Silvester (NAU), 4 December 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see (S1).
November-December 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
KMLD122014 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 10 December 2014.
January-February 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 post-medieval coin and 1 token.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 April 2015. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018.
June-July 2019. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval/post-medieval weight.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.
April-May 2022. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF15769 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM 27. FENS.
- --- SNF15774 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM 33. FENS.
- --- SNF15807 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM AX. FENS.
- --- SNF8173 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (8)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 383 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- COIN (17th Century - 1633 AD to 1634 AD)
- TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 3 2024 4:53PM