NHER 9784 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Mesolithic or later and Neolithic finds (Caistor St Edmund, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Various prehistoric objects known to have been found during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Caistor St Edmund area, but with no additional information regarding provenance.
FINDS IN THE NORWICH CASTLE MUSEUM
The Norwich Castle Museum Fitch Collection includes a holds a broken, circular perforated quartzite macehead that was found in 1853 (NWHCM : 1894.76.836). This find is noted in (S1). Information from (S2). This probably what would now be described as a pebble macehead. These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
OTHER RECORDED FINDS
Caistor St Edmund is listed in (S3) as one of the locations that had produced Neolithic worked flints of "Boulder Clay" type prior to 1907. The objects were found by W. G. Clarke, G. Rye and G. F. Steward. Previously recorded as NHER 9785.
Pre 8 January 1990. Stray Find.
Found at "Caistor St Edmund Hall":
1 prehistoric blade-like flake.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU), see note in file. It is unclear whether the recorded provenance is a reference to Caistor Hall (NHER 9817) or Caistor Old Hall (NHER 9853).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 April 2014 and 11 November 2015.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF7857 Article in Serial: Rankine, W. F. 1951. Quartzite pebble maceheads with hour-glass perforation, their distribution in England. Archaeological Newsletter. Vol 4 No 4 pp 53-55.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 9784-9785 and 9790.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SW 43; TG 20 SW 73; TG 51 SW 2.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF5933 Publication: Evans, J. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. 2nd Edition. p 229.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic.
- <S3> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. Caistor St Edmunds.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (5)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 10 2024 10:44AM