NHER 36582 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric finds from Holme Beach

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Summary

Between 2001 and 2021 a fieldwalker found nine prehistoric worked flints amongst the Bronze Age peat beds on Holme Beach. Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Beaker and Iron Age pottery sherds were also recovered. The peat beds are located within a sensitive and fragile National Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest and Natura 2000 site. Holme Beach should be visited with great care not to disturb nesting or wintering birds.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF74NW
Civil Parish	HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

2001-2021. Fieldwalking. [1].
Found "…in clay immediately east of Timber Circle II [NHER 38044]":
3 undatable pieces of fired clay plus fragments of animal bone and charcoal.
7 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age rusticated Beaker pottery sherds.
11 Iron Age pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2024.

Summer 2001. Fieldwalking.
Nine fragments of flint from peat layer beneath surface of beach.
See further description (S1) in file.
Identified by P.A. Robins (NCM).
K. Hinds (NLA), 29 November 2001.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50952 Unpublished Document: Robins, P.A.. Lithic Report.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (5)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1701 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Unknown date)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 13 2024 9:19PM