NHER 20282 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints including possible Mesolithic blades
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
10-13 April 1984. Fenland Project fieldwalking.
Site MTW AA.
Narrow ridge of white and grey sand just emerging from peat and flush with surface; ploughed and weathered.
A few pieces of worked flint found, including 2 long narrow ?Mesolithic blades.
After harrowing:
2 flakes and calcined flint found.
For further details see project archive (S1) and final publication (S2).
R. Silvester (NAU), April 1984. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 November 2013.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
- <S2> SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 15 2016 10:20AM