NHER 45368 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints
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Summary
A prehistoric flint scraper and two arrowheads were found in the garden in 1994. Excavation of a test pit by Time Team Big Dig in 2003 found no archaeological features or finds.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1994. Finds from garden.
End and both sides scraper.
Leaf arrowhead/projectile point.
Barbed and tanged arrowhead.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM) 27 October 1994. See (S1) in file for details.
W. Milligan (NCM), 25 October 1994.
June 2003. Time Team evaluation as part of the Big Dig television programme.
No archaeological features or finds.
See (S2).
J. Allen (NLA), 2 February 2005.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- LAUREL LEAF (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 30 2017 3:55PM