NHER 31239 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, Roman and medieval finds
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Summary
Fieldwalking on this site by the Black Carr Research Group has recovered concentrations of prehistoric burnt flint, prehistoric worked flints Beaker and Iron Age pottery fragments, Roman and medieval pottery. Several concentrations of material have been identified suggesting there were two small prehistoric sites in this field and also areas of Roman and medieval activity.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BESTHORPE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1995. Fieldwalking.
Wide range of finds, including pot boilers, Neolithic flints, Roman spoon-bit, three Beaker sherds, ?Iron Age sherds, 100+ Roman sherds,
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
See (S1).
D. Gurney (NLA) 7 June 1995.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (22)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- BRICK (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
- QUERN (Undated)
- TILE (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- VESSEL (Undated)
- WHETSTONE (Undated)
- WORKED OBJECT (Undated)
- DRILL BIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 13 2020 3:01PM