NHER 5281 (Monument record) - Prehistoric finds and undated trackway
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1973. Context one. Curtis Field 11
Two leaf arrowheads.
Identified by F. Healy (NAU).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Context 2 at approx 692 902.
Stone axe. Polished, concave sides imitating metal types. But Dr. Longworth (BM) said made by pecking and grinding, though coarse grained rock. Probably modern.
See (S1) in the Illustration Library.
22 June 1975. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Positive cropmarks. Trackway.
D. Voisey (NLA), 14 March 1995.
23 December 1985. Fieldwalking in moderate conditions.
Deep ploughed and vegetation turned in giving messy conditions for observation.
Context 1
More general scatter - odd flints FWL DW.
Context 3 at 6925 9034.
Small concentration of flints, about 15m x13m but insufficient to classify as site. On edge chalky loam ridge FWL DV.
Context 4 at 6926 9020.
Concentration of pot boilers, sparse and occasional flint. On side of chalky loam ridge 33m x 21m FWL 146.
Context 5 at 6923 9037.
Concentration of pot boilers, sparse to moderate, plus odd flint but very few. On flattish chalky loam ridge. 28m x 25m at 1m OD. FWL 147.
R. Silvester (NAU), 31 December 1985.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S2).
Associated Sources (11)
- --- SNF14843 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 146. FENS.
- --- SNF14844 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 147. FENS.
- --- SNF15073 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL DV. FENS.
- --- SNF15074 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL DW. FENS.
- --- SNF47966 Aerial Photograph: OS 75-270-081.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Feltwell.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80788 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1973. Drawing of a probable modern polished stone axehead.. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (5)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 4 2014 3:21PM