Norfolk Heritage Explorer

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Spring 1978. Along ridge just below crest for 200m on drilled surface.
Prolific flint scatter (for similar see Ringland) of factory waste. Including two roughouts and one small pick.
Also two rims medieval coarse ware.
Compiled by A. Lawson (NAU), 10 September 1983.
To NAU September 1983.

2 June 1982. Along north-west edge of Old Wood, to New Plantation. Compare sites NHER 13927 and NHER 9658 nearby. Found in fieldwalking. Finder's site 328.
Worked flint from working site. [1]
Compare flint mine debris, NHER 13927.
W. Milligan (NCM), 3 June 1982.

May 1985. Stray Find.
Found within flint working site towards east end:
1 Neolithic fragmentary flaked flint axe or pick. Broken in antiquity, cutting end missing. Competently flaked with no trace of grinding. Patinated blue to white. Fresh break at butt end shows flint to be good quality pale grey/brown. See drawing (S1).
Compiled by J. Wymer (NAU), 15 May 1985.

30 January 1989. Further fieldwork. Ploughed field.
Concentrated area around 3x15m. 51 flakes, mainly patinated. Neolithic debitage.
Compiled by J. J. Wymer (NAU), 24 July 1989.

October 1993. At east end of site.[2]
Worked flints recovered from 'humps left by the quarries' which rise from the pit floor, at about 1m high, apparently representing a buried 'factory' floor.
Waste flakes (post-Mesolithic) and two blades (probably Neolithic) suggesting knapping or habitation site.
Identified by E. Rose (NLA).
Compiled by D. Gurney (NLA), 11 October 1993.

March 1994. Examination of site by P. Robins (NCM) resulted in recovery of much Neolithic debitage and confirmed identification as Neolithic flintworking site.
See detailed report in file.

1999. [3]
Undatable prehistoric worked flints.
One medieval sherd.
For finds see list by P. A. Robins (NCM) in file.
Compiled by K. Sussams (NCM), 20 April 1999.

Note sent to NLA May 1999.
Long narrow flake in pale green flint, mottled patina on dorsal face, broken at distal end. Much edge damage. Pointed flake with thick butt, retouched down bnoth lateral edges. Probably a projectile point. Small side struck flake of irregular triangular shape, unmodified. Not diagnostic but could be Neolithic from Neolithic site.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), 28 March 1994.

1994. Fieldwalking.
Found at [4]:
1 ?Neolithic flint ?projectile point and 2 unmodified flakes.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file [5].
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 March 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2016.

2010. Stray finds.
Prehistoric and Neolithic worked flints.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 25 March 2011.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• LITHIC WORKING SITE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• LITHIC WORKING SITE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

• BURNT FLINT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• SCRAPER (TOOL) (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
• FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• PICK (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• PROJECTILE? (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
• RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• ROUGHOUT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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