NHER 23217 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and post medieval flints from south of String Drain
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a number of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age worked flints, prehistoric burnt flints and post medieval gun flint.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
18 December 1986. Fenland fieldwalking.
Weathered ploughsoil.
MTW CG.
Odd flints and occasional pot boiler across field.
R. Silvester (NAU), 18 December 1986.
Some flint Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, some gun flint!
F. Healy (NAU).
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF16023 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW CG. FENS.
- --- SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 26 2010 11:18AM