Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2302 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Neolithic flint mine |
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Summary
This is the site of a possible Neolithic flint mine, first discovered in the late 19th century. A large amount of Neolithic flint flakes and a fabricator have been found on the site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7773 2093 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF72SE |
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| Parish: | GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Possible Cissbury Pit is situated immediately south of the lower corner of the curved boundary southeast of the tumulus (site NHER 2301).
Flakes and a fabricator were found in the pit by A. Q. Watson.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
See (S1) in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 29 December 2000.
Monument Types
- FLINT MINE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- PIT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- FABRICATOR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 72 SE 27. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Thesis: Garrow, D.. 2006. Pits, Settlement and Deposition during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in East Anglia.
during the Neolithic and Early
Pits, Settlement and Deposition during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in East Anglia. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Massingham (Great). |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Massingham. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Sainty, J. E.. 1930. Letter. 6 June. |
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