NHER 3073 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Mesolithic worked flints and Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead (Mattishall, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Various objects known to have been recovered in Mattishall, but with little or no additional information regarding provenance.
FINDS IN THE NOWICH CASTLE MUSEUM
The Norwich Castle Museum holds a small collection of worked flints from Mattishall that are listed as "undated prehistoric 'pygmy' flint implements" (NWHCM : 1924.86.3). These are amongst a collection of predominantly Mesolithic worked flints that appear to have been collected by W. G. Clarke in several different parishes (although they are listed as donated by a G. H. Gurney).
1942 or before.
The Norwich Castle Museum also holds a Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead that was found at an unknown location in Mattishall (NWHCM : 1942.108). This is has a broken socket riveted and is 250 mm long and 49mm wide. Noted in (S1). Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 August 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF2373 Publication: Norfolk Museums Service. 1966. Bronze Age Metalwork in Norwich Castle Museum. p 22.
- --- 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 SW 10.
- <S1> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Mattishall.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- SPEARHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 17 2016 3:38PM