NHER 40544 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked and burnt flints

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Summary

Unsystematic fieldwalking at this site in 2004 recovered a number of ?prehistoric burnt flints and a Neolithic polished flint axehead. A ?Mesolithic flint blade and an undatable prehistoric flint flake were found here in 2010.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG03SE
Civil Parish BRISTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Before 9 June 2004. Unsystematic fieldwalking.
Found at [1] (Context 1):
1 Neolithic polished flint axe.

Found at [2] (Context 2):
15 ?prehistoric burnt flints.
Previously recorded as NHER 40542.

Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see descriptions in file.
E. Darch (NLA), 17 June 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 June 2014.

Before 3 June 2010. Stray find.
Found at [3] (Context 3):
1 ?Mesolithic flint blade fragment.
Previously recorded as NHER 54127.

Found in general area of field:
1 undatable prehistoric ?retouched flint flake.
Previously recorded as NHER 54128.

Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see descriptions in file.
P. A. Robins (NCM), 21 June 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 June 2014.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC?)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 30 2014 5:43PM

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