NHER 25167 (Find Spot record) - Burnt flints, Neolithic worked flints and medieval jetton

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Summary

At number of finds were recovered in this location when it was still a ploughed field. In 1978 a number of Neolithic worked flints and several ?prehistoric burnt flint 'pot boilers' were found. Metal detecting here in 1989 recovered a 15th century French jetton.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NE
Civil Parish COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

December 1978. Context 4. East of footpath, centred on location [1].
Several worked flints found by [1] on surface, east of footpath (area centred on [2]):
?Prehistoric 'pot boilers'
Several Neolithic flint flakes, 1 flake with scraper end and 1 flake with double notch waisting.
E. Rose (NAU). Information from (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 9304.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2014.

February 1989. Metal-detecting.
Found by [3] at [4]:
15th century French jetton, see for comparison Barnard, French 61, plate VII, 61 except obverse inscription, + LE NOBLE ET HIER POI(SSON).
Identified by E. B. Green (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 22 February 1989. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2014.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 9304.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • NOTCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2018 10:23PM

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