NHER 1570 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and medieval finds

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Summary

Prehistoric worked flints (including potentially Mesolithic blades), medieval pottery fragments and part of a medieval quern and tile were found here.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF63SE
Civil Parish DERSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1953. North of Caudle Carr.
Medieval sherds, tiles and part of a rotary quern.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Pre 1995. Stray Find.
An article published in 1995 (S1) describes the discovery of Mesolithic blade and blade cores in the field to the south of Caudle Carr (NHER 14353). This article also notes that a flint scatter with a blade component has been identified in this field, these pieces being observed in soil disturbed by rabbits.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2013.

Earlier 1996.
One small side and end scraper in dark grey flint, unpatinated.
One small mainly side scraper, pale grey, damaged by fire.
Four flakes, one fragment, unworked.
I.D. P. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 May 1996.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Dersingham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Smallwood, J. 1995. Postglacial Hunter-Gatherers. A review of the evidence for their presence in north-west Norfolk. The Annual. The Bulletin of the Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group. No 4 pp 9-17. p 11.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2021 10:10AM

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