NHER 5134 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic worked flints

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Summary

Fieldwalking recovered a large number of Neolithic worked flints.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL89SW
Civil Parish LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Pre 1907. Site southwest of Lynford Cottages on Forestry Nursery.
Other sandy site Neoliths.
See (S1).

Site located by (S2).
'Full of flakes and cores - thousands - but only a sprinkling of finished implements'.
From (S3) by R.R. Clarke (NCM).

January 1983.
Area walked by F. Healy (NAU) - trees felled for some time, grass grown but upcast from new planting. On west side Clarke's site struck flint rare. His site finished at northeast to southwest boundary centred 8170 9042; in area to southwest centred 818 903, struck flint was quite frequent with many large flakes, in area centred 822 904, struck flint was rare. See her notes and (S4) in file - (S4) under NHER 5134, notes under NHER 5640 trench report.
E. Rose (NAU), 11 February 1983.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Lynford.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409.
  • <S2> Publication: Clarke, W.G.. 1910. Manuscript notes 126. 2.
  • <S3> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S4> Map: Finder's Map..
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Jul 28 2014 5:10PM

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