NHER 58805 (Find Spot record) - Early Neolithic and undatable prehistoric pottery sherds, Santon Warren
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1961. Stray Find.
Found by [1] on a fire break north of the St Helen's Church site at approximately TL 838 875:
1 ?Middle Neolithic pottery sherd (?Mortlake with herringbone motif impressed with a whipped cord stamp). See drawing (S1).
2 undatable prehistoric pottery sherds.
Donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1962.311 : A). Information from (S2).
Finds described in detail in (S3) (in which the drawing of the illustrated sherd is reproduced). One of these sherds is listed as Beaker in (S4).
Previously recorded under NHER 5655.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 May 2013.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 5655.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 88 NW 46.
- <S1> SNF91476 Illustration: Healy, F. 1962. Drawing of a Neolithic pottery sherd. Film. Unknown.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Lynford (Santon).
- <S3> SNF59203 Thesis: Healy, F. 1978. The Neolithic in Norfolk. p 429.
- <S4> SNF5088 Publication: Clarke, D. L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol 2. No 600.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC? to 2701 BC?)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 30 2024 3:54PM