NHER 4756 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period prehistoric finds and Roman pottery

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Summary

Pieces of Roman pot were found in this area in 1952. A number of prehistoric objects have also been found here, including flint blades, Neolithic axeheads, Neolithic and Late Neolithic/Early Bronze arrowheads and pieces of Beaker pottery. A long, ?Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade in the King's Lynn Museum may also have come from this area.

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Location

Map sheet	TL79NW
Civil Parish	METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1952. Stray Find.
Roman pottery reported by [1] 610m (2000 feet) west northwest of Abbey Farm. Not seen. Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2013.

Pre 1988. Stray Find.
Various finds recovered prior to 1988 by [2] from 'Orchard' - identified by F. Healy (NAU) as the area comprising old O.S fields 310, 311, 331 and 332. These finds were examined by F. Healy and listed in (S2) as comprising:
3 blades.
2 Neolithic oblique arrowheads.
2 Neolithic polished flint axes. Both butt fragments with squared sides.
5 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowheads (including an irregular Ballyclare type).
2 Beaker pottery sherds.
Healy also notes that the King's Lynn Museum holds an exceptionally large flint blade recovered from the same finder that is marked 'Orchard' (although it is amongst material from O.S field 242/NHER 2531). This is similar to finds from NHER 4738 and may well be Late Upper Palaeolithic in date.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 November 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2013.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 79 NW 15 [2].
<S1> SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Methwold.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (7)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2016 10:54AM