NHER 7987 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds, Beck Farm Gravel Pit
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Summary
A fragment ofa Neolithic polished flint axe, pieces of Iron Age or Early Saxon pottery and possible Late Saxon pot fragments found at Beck Farm Gravel Pit.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRETTENHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1957. Beck Farm Gravel Pit.
Fragmentary polished axe of grey flint.
(S1) by C.H. Lewton-Brain in file.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
1957.
Potsherds ?Iron Age or Early Saxon.
R.R. Clark (NCM).
April 1956.
Pottery rim (?Late Saxon) found in gravel pit.
R.R. Clark (NCM).
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Frettenham.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Frettenham.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Frettenham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 NW 17; TG 21 NW 18.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 3.
- --- SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 2.
- <S1> SNF80054 Illustration: Lewton-Braine, C. H. 1957. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axe.. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (4)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD? to 650 AD?)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 11:12AM