NHER 18093 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint to post medieval pottery sherds, objects and flint (poorly located)

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Summary

Fieldwalking in the 1960s and 1970s recovered a number of bone, slag, copper alloy, daub, brick, stone and quern fragments. Prehistoric, Roman (including mortaria), Late Saxon, medieval, transitional and post medieval pottery sherds were also found, along with prehistoric flints. These included two Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowheads and one leaf arrowhead.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1960s-1970s. Unlocated material from collection. Probably all found on Park Farm area.
Mineralised bone, slag, copper alloy, daub, brick, stone and quern fragments.
Prehistoric, Roman (including mortaria), Late Saxon, medieval, transitional and post medieval pottery sherds.
Prehistoric flints, including two Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowheads and one leaf arrowhead.
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 6 May 1982.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)

Object Types (21)

BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FABRICATOR (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
HAMMERSTONE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
QUERN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Undated)
BRICK (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
LOOMWEIGHT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 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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Witton (North Norfolk) (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 26 2016 2:42PM