NHER 3037 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced prehistoric and Roman finds (Lyng, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNG, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Various prehistoric and Roman objects found during the late 19th century and early 20th century in Lyng parish, but with no additional information regarding provenance.
THE FINDS OF F. H. DURRANT
During the early part of the 20th century a range of worked flints were collected by F. H. Durrant in Lyng parish. A number of Durrants finds were exhibited at meetings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia, including a "…very interesting perforated sandstone axe-hammer…" that was displayed in 1928. According to (S?) (a copy of an earlier record card) this find was found in a gravel pit in 1922 and was described by W. G. Clarke (S?) as being made of a rough straw coloured sandstone. It was recorded as being 11cm (4 1/4 inches) long, 5cm (2 inches) wide, 4.5cm (1 3/4 inches) high, and with a hole 2.5cm (1 inch) in diameter. This find was previously recorded under NHER 3038.
A much larger collection of material was exhibited in 1930, comprising "…a leaf-shaped javelin head, a harpoon barb, 'point', and scraper".
Durrant's collection was seen by T. Clough (NCM) in 1973. The pieces examined included a leaf-shaped arrowhead and a petit-tranchet derived oblique arrowhead; as noted in (S?) these are presumably the 'javelin head' and 'harpoon barb' exhibited in 1930. The collection also included scrapers, cores, and utilised flakes, at least some of which may be Mesolithic. Apparently some of these pieces were found with (or by) H. H. Halls. Unfortunately no site details had been recorded. Information from (S?). The present location of this assemblage is not known.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES).
The unprovenanced Roman finds from this parish are currently recorded under NHER 3042, NHER 3044 and NHER 3045.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NE 34; TG 01 NE 35.
- --- SNF59203 Thesis: Healy, F. 1978. The Neolithic in Norfolk. p 434.
- --- SNF5304 Unpublished Document: Clarke, W. G. 1919-1927. Norfolk Notes. 22 July 1922.
- <S1> SNF1703 Article in Serial: 1930. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt III pp 249-251. p 249.
- <S2> SNF1834 Article in Serial: 1934. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VII Pt III pp 427-430.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (6)
- CORE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
- AXE HAMMER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
May 17 2016 10:00AM