NHER 32792 (Monument record) - Prehistoric flints

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Summary

During the construction of a pipeline in 1997, the Norfolk Archaeological Unit carried out a watching brief of this site, close to the 'Seven Hills' barrow group, see NHER 5958. A large number of worked flints were found, including some dating to the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, and a pit full of prehistoric pot boilers was also found.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL98SW
Civil Parish BRETTENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

June-July 1997. Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey and Watching Brief.
Initial field survey of pipe route followed by watching brief during topsoil stripping and subsequent pipe laying.
113 struck flints recovered, including 6 scrapers and 1 blade, dated to Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age.
A single pit filled with burnt flint was the only archaeologically significant feature observed during the watching brief.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
A. Crowson (NAU), July 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1997. A Watching Brief of a Water Pipeline between Brettenham and Euston. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 279.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 194.
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BLADE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)

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Record last edited

May 29 2025 9:10AM

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