NHER 9174 (Monument record) - Bronze Age hearth or burnt mound
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Summary
A Bronze Age hearth or burnt mound has been recorded at this site. A flint scraper and flint flakes were recovered during an excavation of part of it.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Bronze Age hearth.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
130 square metres in area, 23cm deep, on end of crescent shaped mound 1m high. Trenching produced scraper and flakes.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Attleborough.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF4372 Article in Serial: Apling, H. 1931. Bronze Age Settlements in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt IV pp 365-370. p 366.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 2 2013 9:24AM