Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17746 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric, medieval and post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking here in 1980 recovered a potentially Palaeolithic flint flake; a Neolithic flint knife and medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3279 0921 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG30NW |
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| Parish: | BLOFIELD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1980. Fieldwalking.
Scatter over large field south of Manor Farm (several fields on (S1)):
1 ?Palaeolithic ?retouched flint flake (patination suggests a possible Palaeolithic date).
1 Neolithic flint knife.
5 medieval pottery sherds (including ?jug and unglazed sherds).
Various post-medieval pottery sherds (including 17th-18th century bellarmine, stoneware and other miscellaneous post medieval wares.
All finds (with the exception of the Neolithic flint knife) donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1981.507).
Flints identified by E. Rose (NAU) and pottery by A. Rogerson (NAU). Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 6 May 2014.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- RETOUCHED FLAKE? (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. |
| <S2> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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