NHER 8426 (Find Spot record) - Possible location of Mesolithic 'site'
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG31NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SALHOUSE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
According to a note on (S1), at an unknown date J. E. Sainty informed R. R. Clarke (NCM) of a Mesolithic site among "depressions on a slope" at Salhouse. This was apparently located at TG 319 154. It should be noted that this information was added to (S1) after the death of R. R. Clarke and that its source is unknown.
The card to which this note was added was originally created to document the discovery of Mesolithic flint(s) that had been found in Salhouse by H. H. Halls and subsequently mentioned by Sainty in (S2) and (S3). A further note had been added (in a different hand) suggesting that "flakes from sloping ground" had been found. This second note was the reason that these finds were associated with the site apparently described by Sainty. Although it is clear from (S4) that Halls had found a number of Mesolithic flints in Salhouse, it remains uncertain whether any had actually come from this location.
See NHER 8463 for further information on Halls' finds.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2013.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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 31 NW 7; TG 31 SW 18.
- <S1> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S2> SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 65.
- <S3> SNF2110 Article in Serial: Sainty, J. E. 1945. Mesolithic Sites in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVIII Pt IV pp 234-237. p 237.
- <S4> SNF1763 Article in Serial: 1932. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VII Pt I pp 136-137. p 136.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2018 12:39PM