NHER 23228 (Monument record) - Prehistoric occupation sites at Methwold Common, northwest side Cut-Off Channel

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a general scatter of prehistoric flint and ten concentrations of prehistoric burnt and worked flint indicative of prehistoric occupation sites. One of these concentrations was dated to the Early Neolithic. These are typical of clustered prehistoric fen edge sites. An augur survey revealed there are unlikely to be wet remains at the sites. More Neolithic worked flints and a Roman blue glass bead have also been found.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69SE
Civil Parish	METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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31 December 1986 and 2 January 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
MTW CV, CS and MTW 100 to 105. MTW 120.
Ten concentrations of prehistoric and Beaker sherds, flints, potboilers.
See list in file.
R. Silvester (NAU), 5 January 1987.

FOR FULL DETAILS OF WARES, FLINT TYPES ETC SEE (S1).

1989 to 1990. Fenland Evaluation Project.
Further fieldwork on Contexts 4 to 9. Auger traverse across emerging ridges and across a peaty hollow.
Samples of subsoil retained for analysis.
There are unlikely to be wet remains at the sites.
See (S2).
M. Leah (NAU), August 1990

1993.
Neolithic to Bronze Age flints (S3), discoidal knife and a Roman bead.
W. Milligan (NCM), 3 March 1993.

Associated Sources (17)

--- SNF15823 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 100. FENS.
--- SNF15824 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 101. FENS.
--- SNF15825 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 102. FENS.
--- SNF15826 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 103. FENS.
--- SNF15827 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 104. FENS.
--- SNF15828 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 105. FENS.
--- SNF15845 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 120. FENS.
--- SNF15971 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 99. FENS.
--- SNF16035 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW CS. FENS.
--- SNF16038 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW CV. FENS.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- 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.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
<S2> SNF59363 Unpublished Document: Leah, M. D. (NAU) and Mathews, M. (NAU). 1990. Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Dossier.
<S3> SNF78301 Illustration: Robins, P.. 1993. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint discoial knife.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (13)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
PUNCH (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRIKE A LIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Dec 10 2015 11:23AM