NHER 24135 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints from Little West Fen
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Summary
Fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey recovered several prehistoric flint blades and a flint flake.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
11 November 1987. Fenland fieldwalking. Little West Fen.
Poor conditions. To be rewalked when better.
HLG BD. HLG U4 in (S1).
Couple of flint blades on very low peat covered ridge.
R. Silvester (NAU), 12 November 1987.
23 February 1988.
Rewalked, but only one flint flake recovered.
R. Silvester (NAU), 25 February 1988.
For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see (S2).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15530 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. HLG BD. FENS.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- <S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 20 2016 11:32AM