NHER 3076 (Monument record) - Possible prehistoric burnt mound and Mesolithic/Neolithic flint flakes
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1960.
Large patch of 'potboilers' reported, measuring 13.5m by 9m is size (15 x 10 yards). Information from (S1).
1962. Stray Find.
Found by [1] in area of previously recorded 'pot boilers':
2 prehistoric flints flakes. Recorded as Neolithic by (S2) but described as "in the Mesolithic tradition". This discovery was reported in (S3) and the finds themselves are now held by the NCM (NWHCM : 1962.303).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 May 2013.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Mattishall (Burgh).
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 SW 8.
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Mattishall.
- <S3> SNF87127 Serial: 1962. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1962. No 9. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
May 17 2016 3:29PM