NHER 15185 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric, medieval and post-medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1977-1978. Stray Find.
Taken up by sugar beet harvester in field north of Drayton Road at [1]:
1 Neolithic very fine, long, narrow chipped flint axe with slightly polished cutting edge in grey flint.
See drawing (S1).
Compiled by A. Taylor (NCM), 1979.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2019.
November 2006. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. Extended to whole field [2].
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 23).
Finds recovered included:
15 prehistoric worked flints.
13 ?prehistoric burnt flints. were recovered from this field.
1 medieval pottery sherd Later finds included a medieval pottery sherd, two medieval copper alloy mounts,
2 post-medieval coins, 12 ceramic building material fragments and 1 handle backplate.
Several undated lead and copper alloy objects.
See reports (S3) and (S4) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 49742.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 17 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2019.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF92057 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1979. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF72219 Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369.
- <S4> SNF70174 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (9)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING MATERIAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HANDLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 13 2019 11:49AM