NHER 54763 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint flake and 19th-century thimble
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2010. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with installation of replacement pipe.
The re-deposited fills from an earlier service and pipe trench were observed and a 19th century thimble was recovered by metal detecting of spoil from the excavation. A single prehistoric flint flake was also recovered.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.102) [1].
S. Howard (NLA), 10 August 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 June 2020.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF76111 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crawley, P. 2010. An Archaeological Watching Brief on the Mousehold WTW replacement pipe, Norwich, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 2382.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- THIMBLE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 20 2020 3:09PM