NHER 10874 (Monument record) - Possible Mesolithic flint-working site

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Summary

In 1952 a number of Mesolithic flint flakes and cores were found in a garden close to the Little Ouse River. The assemblage recovered, although not quantified, was sufficiently large to be described as a Mesolithic industry.

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Map sheet	TM08SW
Civil Parish	GARBOLDISHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1952. Stray Find.
Mesolithic flint assemblage comprising flakes and cores found in light soil within garden, near the north bank of the little Ouse River. Information from (S1), which describes this as a Mesolithic flint industry. See file for sketch location plan (S2).

These finds were also reported in (S3), although no further details are given. According to (S4), a selection of these flints was retained by the finder, who occupied the adjacent bungalow [1]. These finds are listed in (S5), but are not quantified, suggesting that none of the museum collections consulted held material from this site. These finds are also noted in (S6).

January 1953. Site visit.
Visit by R. R. Clarke (NCM), 30 January 1953. Information from (S4).

Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2013.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
<S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
<S3> SNF2285 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1957. Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk 1949-54. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXI Pt IV pp 395-416. p 396.
<S4> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 08 SW 5 [2].
<S5> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 206.
<S6> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10148.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (2)

CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
FLAKE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Garboldisham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 14 2016 12:05PM