NHER 15026 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic worked flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EASTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1979. On surface of field south of Cobbs Hills.
Three concentrations of Neolithic flint and Roman sherd.
The concentrations are at 1401 1218 (numbered Context 1 by NCM), 1411 1212 (Context 2) and 1420 1216 (Context 3).
Context 1.
Contained two cores, three scrapers, one blade fragment and six flakes.
Context 2.
Eight flakes, six side scrapers, three tortoise scrapers, twelve end scrapers, two picks, one thick heavy axe with very worn and hammered cutting edge, two cores.
Context 3.
Six scrapers, one core, twenty two flakes, five blade fragments.
Sherd is rim sherd of grey ware, location in field not given.
1981. Context 3.
Base sherd of Roman greyware.
W. Milligan (NCM) 12 January 1981.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (9)
- BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- PICK (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SIDE SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 5 2018 3:12PM