NHER 55303 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic/Early Neolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints

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Summary

A Watching Brief in 2009 recovered a Mesolithic/Early Neolithic bipolar blade core and an undatable prehistoric flint flake and piercer.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11SE
Civil Parish TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March-August 2009. Watching Brief.
East Hills to Norwich Ring Main Water Pipeline Scheme (Field 8).
No archaeologically signficant features recorded. Finds recovered from spoil included:
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic bipolar blade core.
1 undatable prehistoric piercer and 1 flake.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.90).
S. Howard (HES), 28 February 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 May 2014 and 11 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Phelps, A. 2010. An Archaeological Watching Brief on the East Hill to Norwich Ring Main Water Pipeline Scheme. NAU Archaeology. 2056.
  • BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE CORE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)

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Record last edited

May 11 2019 1:54PM

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