NHER 21429 (Monument) - Prehistoric finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered prehistoric worked and burnt flint and fragments of prehistoric pottery. One concentration of prehistoric flint was identified as a prehistoric burnt mound. Later fieldwalking recovered an Early Neolithic flint leaf arrowhead, Early Neolithic scraper and Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age plano convex knife were found.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69SE
Civil Parish	FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

10 April 1985. Fenland fieldwalking.
Well weathered soil, widely spaced cereal crop.

Context 1:.
General scatter odd flints on ridges in field, especially at grid reference. FWL DO.

Context 2 at 6907 9172.
Pot boiler mound with abundant fragments, on top of loam ridge but higher than extension to north. Only a few flints which may not be associated. 34m east to west x 29m north to south at 1.2m max OD. FWL 139.
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 13 April 1985.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).

March 2002. Fieldwalking.
Neolithic and Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age worked flints.
Undatable prehistoric sherd
See list and (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 April 2002.

September 1997. Finds identification.
Neolithic 'minature' polished flint axe. (Slightly larger than size defining a minature axe.) (S3)
See drawing in secondary file.
E. Whitcombe (NLA), 5 March 2010.

Associated Sources (8)

<S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
<S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
<S3> SNF100324 Illustration: Robins, P. 1997. Drawing of a Neolithic 'miniature' polished flint axehead. Find Illustration. Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF14835 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 139. FENS.
--- SNF15066 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL DO. FENS.
--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (8)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2019 9:30AM