NHER 29059 (Monument record) - Prehistoric pit
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Summary
During a watching brief before the development of the Norwich southern bypass an oval pit containing fragments of prehistoric pottery and worked flint including scrapers, flakes and debitage was excavated at this spot.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COLNEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1991 to 1992. Watching brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Site 44.
Pit with prehistoric sherds and flints.
See unpublished document (S1) for further details.
See published monograph (S2) for summary of watching brief work.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57633 Unpublished Document: Bown, J.. 1992?. Norwich Southern Bypass Watching Brief: Site Lists and Annotated Maps.
- <S2> SNF50478 Monograph: Ashwin, T. and Bates S. 2000. Norwich Southern Bypass, Part I: Excavations at Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Trowse. East Anglian Archaeology. No 91. pp 210-216.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 2 2024 10:20AM