NHER 16635 (Find Spot record) - Multi period finds including Late Upper Palaeolithic worked flints

Various finds recovered in this field from 1980 onwards during fieldwalking and metal-detecting (many previously recorded under separate NHERs).

8 October 1980. Field Observation.
Finds recovered after topsoil removed for pipe trench:

Found at Context 1 (area centred at [1]):
3 prehistoric flint flakes, 3 blades and 1 scraper.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.120.1).

Found at Context 2 (area centred at [2]):
1 undatable prehistoric core, 1 core fragment, 1 flake, 1 blade, 1 heavily battered flake and 1 retouched flake.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.120.2).
Previously recorded under 16636.

Found at [3]:
1 prehistoric retouched flint blade and 1 retouched thermal flake.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.120.4).
Previously recorded under 16638.

Flints identified by F. Healy (NAU). Compiled by A. Rogerson (NAU), 8 October and 23 October 1980.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 May 2014.

1981. Fieldwalking.
Found by [4] in grounds in grounds of David Rice Hospital (at approximately [5]):
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade core. Compare with examples from (S2).
6 Neolithic cores , 2 core fragments, 1 ?core fragment, 2 flakes, 1 end scraper and 1 scraper.
Discoveries reported in (S3)
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU), March 1981 and compiled by S. Margeson (NCM), May 1981.
Information from (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 17255.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

1984. Fieldwalking.
Additional finds recovered by [4] in grounds of David Rice Hospital.
Found at approximately [5]:
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade core (S13). This object is recorded on the PAS database. [20].
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic large flint blade and 1 smaller core possibly of same age.
1 Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead. A good example of a light Mesolithic axe.
1 Neolithic broken, long flaked flint axehead (butt end).
Previously recorded under NHER 17255.

Found at [6]:
1 Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead. Very crude but heavy.
Previously recorded as NHER 21015.

Found at Context 3 (area centred at [7]):
4 Late Upper Palaeolithic large, thick flint blade.
6 Late Upper Palaeolithic/Mesolithic flint blades.
3 Mesolithic flint blades.
Previously recorded under NHER 21017.

Found at Context 4 (area centred at [8]):
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic large flint core-preparation flake and 1 crested blade.
1 ?Late Upper Palaeolithic retouched thermally fractured flint or shatter piece simulating a long blade.
Previously recorded as NHER 21018.

Found at Context 5 (area centred at [9]):
3 Mesolithic flint tranchet axeheads. Good examples of light tranchet axeheads.
Previously recorded as NHER 21020.

Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU), 1 November 1984 and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 14 November 1984.
Information from (S1). These discoveries were reported in (S4).
The Norwich Castle Museum holds a Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade core that was found by [4] at this site (previously recorded as NHER 17255). This is probably the example found in 1984 recorded on the PAS database, although it could be the one that was recovered in 1981. This core is listed in (S5) and described in (S6). See drawings (S12) and (S13). The finds recovered at [8] (previously recorded as NHER 21018) are also noted in (S5), suggesting at least some of the Upper Palaeolithic pieces are amongst the collection of material held by the NCM (NWHCM : 2001.227) - probably some or all of the 5 blades and 1 crested flake that are also listed in (S5).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

Pre February 1987. Stray Finds.
Additional finds recovered by [4] and seen by NCM in February 1987.
Found at Context 3 (area centred at [7]):
1 undatable prehistoric flint flake.
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade.
Previously recorded under NHER 21017.

Found at Context 5 (area centred at [9]):
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic large prismatic blade core. Patinated. Probably one of the Upper Palaeolithic cores from this site that were subsequently donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2001.227.1). This object is noted in (S5) and described in (S6). See drawing (S11).
Previously recorded as NHER 21020.

Flints possibly identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), February 1987.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

Spring 1988. Fieldwalking.
Found by [4] at [10]:
2 Neolithic picks, 1 retouched flake and 1 large blade with good retouch at distal end and part recent damage.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 19 May 1988.
Information from (S1).
Previously recorded as NHER 24590.
It should be noted that although the these finds were originally indexed as Neolithic no dates were given in the original record description (no paper records were generated for these finds).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

Pre May 1989. Metal-detecting and fieldwalking.
Found by [11] at Context 6 (area centred at [12]), south-south-west of David Rice Hospital:
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic blade core. See drawing (S7).
3 Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blades, 1 blade end-scraper and a 1 long crested flake.
1 Mesolithic tranchet axehead. Crude, but tranchet finish.
1 Mesolithic/Neolithic thermally broken flaked flint axehead (butt end).
1 ?Neolithic ? Unfinished arrowhead (small flake with some delicate invasive retouch).
2 undatable prehistoric patinated flint flakes.
1 ?Iron Age/Roman copper alloy decorated object with iron.
1 ?Roman copper alloy bucket lug.
4 Roman coins (1st to 3rd centuries AD; list at NCM) and pottery sherds (greyware).
1 Middle Saxon copper alloy pin with broken shaft and flat facetted head decorated with ring and dot.
1 Middle Saxon copper alloy hooked tag with two attachment holes in lobes, and decorated with tiny holes around central circular field inlaid with niello and silver spiral wire.
1 medieval pottery sherd (bodysherd).
Polaroids taken of all metal objects (S8).
Flints identified by J. J. Wymer NAU) and metal objects by S. Margeson (NCM), 1989.
W. Milligan (NCM), 1 May 1989.
Discoveries reported in (S9). Late Upper Palaeolithic flints noted in (S5).
Previously recorded under NHER 25514.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

1990. Fieldwalking.
Further fieldwalking by [11]. Found at Context 6 (area centred at [12]):
1 Neolithic thick flint flake with modern damage.
1 undatable prehistoric utilised flint blade (blunted) and 1 small flake.
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU) and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 25 April 1990.
Previously recorded under NHER 25514.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

February 1990. Fieldwalking.
Found by [13] at Context 6 (area centred at [12]):
Neolithic flint flakes, some with retouch.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM), February 1990.
Previously recorded under NHER 25514.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

1992. Fieldwalking.
Found by [11] at Context 3 (area centred at [7]):
4 Late Mesolithic microliths (obliquely blunted points), 1 backed bladelet and 1 slightly modified bladelet. Small size and fine retouch suggests Late Mesolithic. See drawings (S10).
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) and P. Robins (NCM) and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 5 November 1992.
Previously recorded under NHER 21017.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

August 1999. Fieldwalking.
Worked flints recovered from various locations in the ground of the David Rice Hospital.
Found at Context 2 ("Main Scatter"; area centred at [14]):
1 ?prehistoric burnt flint.
5 Late Mesolithic/Neolithic flint blades, 1 bladelet, 1 blade fragments, 1 serrated blade, 1 retouched blade, 1 retouched flake, 1 ?retouched flake, 8 flakes and 2 flakes/blades.
1 Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint arrowhead fragment.
Previously recorded under NHER 16636

Found at [15] ("No. 4"):
1 Late Mesolithic/Neolithic flint scraper.
Previously recorded under NHER 16638.

Found at Context 5 ("No. 1"; at [16]):
1 Late Mesolithic/Neolithic flint bladelet.
Previously recorded under NHER 21020.

Found at Context 6 ("No. 5"'; at [17]):
1 Late Mesolithic/Neolithic flint flake.
Previously recorded under NHER 25514.

Found at [18] ("No. 3"):
1 Late Mesolithic to Bronze Age flint blade core fragment.
Previously recorded under NHER 51058.

Found at [19] ("No. 2"):
1 Late Mesolithic/Neolithic flint blade core/?scraper.
Previously recorded as NHER 54197.

Flints identified by G. Thomas (SCCAS). See list and descriptions in file.
H. White, (NLA), 6 November 2009 and S. Howard (NLA), 18 May 2010.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 May 2014.

January-February 2008. Archaeological Evaluation.
Excavation of 50 test pits and 15 trial trenches on site of David Rice Hospital. Potentially prehistoric pit and natural feature exposed and Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and later prehistoric worked flints recovered. See NHER 51058 for full details.
P. Watkins (HES),

January-February 2008. Stray Find.
A small number of worked flints were recovered by NAUA staff in locations beyond the area subject to archaeological evaluation in early 2008 (see above). These flints were recovered from the areas of Context 6 and Context 7.
No other details available at present.
Previously recorded under NHER 25514 and NHER 51296.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.

Before 21 September 2011. Metal-detecting.
Found at Context 6 (area centred at [12]):
1 post-medieval harness mount.
Identified by A. Rogerson (HES). See description in file.
Previously recorded under 25514.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2014.