NHER 23367 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric burnt and worked flints from field between Marham Fen and River Nar

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Summary

Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of prehistoric worked flints and five moderate to slight concentrations of prehistoric burnt flints.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71SW
Civil Parish MARHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

13 February 1987. Fenland fieldwalking, ploughed and rolled and reasonably well weathered.
Context 1 general scatter. MRM AK.
Odd flints, some pot boilers present as well but no concentrations other than below.

Context 2 at 7203 1185. MRM 12.
Moderate pot boiler spread, one dubious flint. Gravelly sandy soil with much peat. Close to old course of Nar. 20m
east to west x 27m north to south at 5.2m OD.

Context 3 at 7194 1185. MRM 13.
Sparse pot boilers but no flint, on gravelly soil with peat, close to old course of Nar 26m east to west x 18m north to south at 5.2m OD.

Context 4 at 7199 1189. MRM 14.
Moderate spread of pot boilers but no flint, on gravelly soil and overlapping alluvial marl. Close to old course of Nar 34m east to west x 26m north to south at 4.6m OD.

Context 5 at 7208 1192. MRM 15.
Sparse spread pot boilers and couple flints in peat in what is probably early course of river Nar. 25m east to west x 17m north to south at 4.3m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 13 February 1987.

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

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM 12. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM 13. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM 14. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM 15. FENS.
  • --- *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MRM AK. FENS.
  • --- Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2021 10:55AM

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