NHER 31959 (Monument record) - Neolithic flint working site and Iron Age settlement
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Summary
A scatter of prehistoric burnt flints was recorded. Neolithic worked flints including twenty nine flint flakes, a backed blade and a burin were found. Twenty eight pieces of Iron Age pottery were also recovered. The site has been interpreted as a Neolithic flint working site and prehistoric burnt mound. The large number of Iron Age pottery fragments found suggests this was an area of iron Age settlement.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1996. Site 1.
Scatter of burnt flints (sample of three seen).
Twenty nine Neolithic flint flakes.
One backed blade.
One burin.
Twenty eight Iron Age flint gritted sherds.
One Roman greyware.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA) and E. Rose (NLA).
Note: Land now cultivated - not woodland as on (S1).
D. Gurney (NLA), 15 July 1996.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF57177 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1980. Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:10 000.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (6)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BURIN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2025 8:46AM