NHER 7013 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints, late prehistoric, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a small number of prehistoric flint flakes, tretouched flakes and scrapers. Half a Neolithic polished flint axehead or adze was also found, along with a number of pot boilers. Pottery sherds from the prehistoric, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval periods were also noted.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG33SW
Civil Parish	WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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OS Field 174.

1960s - 1970s. Fieldwalking.
Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a small number of prehistoric flint flakes, tretouched flakes and scrapers. Half a Neolithic polished flint axehead or adze was also found, along with a number of pot boilers. Pottery sherds from the prehistoric, Early Saxon, medieval and post medieval periods were also noted.
See List in File and (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 19 April 1982.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF81694 Correspondence: Robins, P.. 1989. J.E Owles flint collection brought in to Castle Museum for identification.. 5 April.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Witton.
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Witton - NHER 7075.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Witton [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.
<S1> SNF2791 Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1983. The Archaeology of Witton, near North Walsham. East Anglian Archaeology. No 18.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (11)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
LOOMWEIGHT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)