NHER 37406 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flints and medieval to post medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 2002. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey of proposed reservoir site. Contexts 1 to 50 used.
Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blades and flakes.
Late Neolithic/Early Iron Age worked flints including 7 retouched flakes, 1 core, 3 hammerstones, 3 scrapers and 1 piercer.
23 medieval pottery sherds.
Medieval/post-medieval brick and tile.
4 post-medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds, 1 mount and 1 button.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2025.153).
J. Allen (NLA), 2 January 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 July 2014 and 24 August 2025.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF51615 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ames, J. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation by Field Survey on the Proposed Reservoir Site at Kelling Hall, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 774.
- <S2> SNF82149 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 368-384. p 373.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (15)
- BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- KNIFE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- RETOUCHED BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
- BORER (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 3000 BC to 401 BC)
- CORE (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 3000 BC to 401 BC)
- FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 3000 BC to 401 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 3000 BC to 401 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 3000 BC to 401 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 3000 BC to 401 BC)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Aug 24 2025 12:46PM