NHER 60663 (Monument record) - Potentially prehistoric buried soil, linear feature and prehistoric worked flints

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Summary

A trial trench evaluation undertaken prior to the the development of this site identifed a possible prehistoric buried soil and a potentially prehistoric linear feature. A previously identified mound was shown to be a natural feature (NHER 23235). Two subsequent watching briefs failed to identify any archaeologically significant features.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69NE
Civil Parish	METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1 October 1996. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation in advance of erection of horticultural glasshouses.
Two blank trenches in north part of site. North to south trench over suspected barrow. 'Mound-like' appearance explained by rise in underlying geology but one linear feature excavated producing handful of flints. Also possible buried soil surviving under deeper peat.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
Previously recorded under NHER 23235.
A. Crowson (NAU), 3 October 1996. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2014.

July-August 1997. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of topsoil movements in advance of greenhouse erection.
Negative results.
See report (S3) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 23233.
A. Crowson (NAU), August 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2014.

September 2001. Watching Brief.
Negative except for four flints, including a scraper.
See report (S4) for further details.
Previously recorded under NHER 23233.
J. Allen (NLA), 14 February 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2014.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50470 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1996. Report on an Evaluation at Broad Fen Farm, Methwold Hythe. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 194.
<S2> SNF66779 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 555.
<S3> SNF64188 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1998. A Watching Brief at Broad Fen Farm, Methwold Hythe. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 274.
<S4> SNF57549 Unpublished Contractor Report: Tatler, S. 2005. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Broad Fen Farm, Methwold Hythe, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 676.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (4)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2015 2:44PM