NHER 16645 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint flakes and tools, Middle Saxon to post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a number of prehistoric and Neolithic flint flakes and tools, as well as pottery sherds from the Middle Saxon to post medieval periods.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1960s-1970s. OS field 94.
Fieldwalking finds.
All Context 1: One prehistoric sherd, shallow flaked flint pick, four scrapers, six retouched flakes, one blade, six flakes, one borer.
Three medieval pottery rims, six body sherds. One Late Saxon/Medieval sherd. One Transitional (late medieval to early post medieval) sherd. Two Middle Saxon Ipswich Ware. Two post medieval sherds. One miscellaneous sherd.
Context 2: Cropmark, southwest corner. Part of subrectangular enclosure.
See probable continuation under NHER 6979, Context 4.
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU), 1982.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 May 1982.

March 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks previously recorded under this number (16645 context 2) are now recorded as part of NHER 27236. Other cropmarks within this field are recorded as part of NHER 27237.
J. Albone (NMP), 10 March 2005

  • --- Correspondence: Robins, P.. 1989. J.E Owles flint collection brought in to Castle Museum for identification.. 5 April.
  • --- Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1974. NHER TG 3331K-L (NLA 10/ADJ2-3) 08-JUL-1974.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • PICK (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Undated)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2018 11:09PM

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