NHER 9536 (Find Spot record) - Natural flints from Cunnels Chalk Pit, Newmarket Road
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Summary
What were thought to be worked flints were found at this location at an unknown date. There are now believed to be natural.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1905. Sub-crag eoliths found in stonebed
This flints were first reported in (S1) and subsequently discussed in (S2) and (S3). One of the photographs from (S2) is held by HES (S4). A drawing of the same flint, which appeared in (S3), is also held by HES (S5).
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).
Originally recorded in the parish of Eaton, now part of Norwich.
Associated Sources (13)
- --- SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. pp 61, 63.
- --- SNF5204 Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1922. Our Homeland Prehistoric Antiquities: and how to study them. p 41.
- --- SNF6559 Publication: Kendrick, T. D. and Hawkes, C. F. C. 1932. Archaeology in England and Wales, 1914-1931. p 25. p 7.
- --- SNF1746 Publication: Smith, R. A. 1931. The Sturge Collection: an illustrated selection of flints from Britain bequeathed in 1919 by William Allen Sturge. pp 48, 126-127.
- --- SNF87254 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous Prehistoric.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 146; TG 20 NW 149.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF1292 Article in Serial: Clark, W. G. 1906. The Classification of Norfolk Flint Implements. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt 2 (for 1905-1906) pp 215-230. pp 216-220.
- <S2> SNF5300 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1912. Implements of Sub-Crag Man in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. I Pt II (for 1910-11 and 1911-12) pp 160-168. p 164; Pl XVIII.
- <S3> SNF1554 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1916. The Norfolk Sub-Crag Implements. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol II Pt II (for 1915-16) pp 213-222.
- <S4> SNF68999 Photograph: Flint 'eolith' from Eaton, Norwich.
- <S5> SNF92003 Illustration: [Unknown]. c. 1915. Drawing of a flint 'eolith' from Eaton, Norwich. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- WORKED OBJECT (Undated)
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Record last edited
Jun 13 2016 2:49PM