NHER 4742 (Monument record) - Prehistoric burnt and worked flint
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1952. 400m (1/4 mile) southeast of Harris Farm.
Barbed and tanged arrowhead of honey coloured flint.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
26 January 1987. Fenland fieldwalking.
Well weathered soil, winter cereal.
Context 1 general scatter. MTW CW.
Odd flints.
Context 2 at 7049 9559. MTW 109.
Moderate spread of pot boilers but no flints. On south slope loam island. 37m east to west x 24m north to south at 0.6-1.0m OD.
R.J. Silvester (NAU), 28 January 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S1).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF15832 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW 109. FENS.
- --- SNF16039 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. MTW CW. FENS.
- --- SNF61554 Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1991. The Fenland Project, Number 4: The Wissey Embayment and the Fen Causeway, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 52.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Methwold.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 19 2013 10:04AM