NHER 5721 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and Roman finds

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Summary

In 1960 a Neolithic macehead and sherds of Roman pottery, along with animal bones, were found amount dredgings from the Little Ouse. A number of prehistoric flints were found at this location in 2024.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL88NE
Civil Parish THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1960. Stray Find. [1].
Part of Neolithic perforated stone macehead (same site as Roman pot sherds etc).
N.112 examined Dr F.S. Wallis. Identified as Group XVIII, see (S1).
Find held by NCM.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) and T. Clough (NAU).

1960. Dredged from Little Ouse south of Two Mile Bottom Manure Works.
Roman potsherds, animal bones.
Finds held by NCM.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Before 23 April 2024. Stray Find. [2].
13 Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age worked flints.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 October 2024 and 23 February 2025.

  • --- Article in Serial: Williams-Thorpe, O., Webb, P. C. and Jones, M. C. 2003. Non-destructive geochemical and magnetic characterisation of Group XVIII dolerite stone axes and shaft-hole implements from England. Journal of Archaeological Science. Vol 30 pp 1237-1267.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Thetford.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Thetford.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 88 NE 11.
  • --- Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 5.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
  • ASSEMBLAGE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • MACE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SIDE SCRAPER (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1601 BC)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2026 7:22PM

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