NHER 60507 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints

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Summary

Fieldwalking here prior to December 1992 recovered a number of worked flints including potentially Mesolithic bladelet and an undatable prehistoric end scraper and retouched flake.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99SW
Civil Parish HOCKHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Pre December 1992. Fieldwalking.
In December 1992 many worked flints from Hockham were donated to the Norwich Castle Museum by [1], including a number from this site. These appear to be previously unreported finds.

Found at [2]:
1 undatable prehistoric retouched flint flake (NWHCM : 1998.407.17).

Found at [3]:
1 undatable prehistoric flint end scraper.

Found at [4]:
1 ?Mesolithic flint bladelet.

Found at [5]:
1 Mesolithic flint bladelet.

Information from museum records. Probably identified by P. Robins (NCM).
P. Watkins (HES), 26 September 2014.

Associated Sources (0)

  • END SCRAPER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 24 2015 12:35PM

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