Record Details

NHER Number:22818
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Prehistoric flints and multi-period pottery from route of A11

Summary

Prehistoric flint flakes and part of a possible arrowhead, a Neolithic flint core, and fragments of Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery found in 1986.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1619 0366
Map Sheet:TG10SE
Parish:HETHERSETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Spring 1986 and 6 June 1986. A11 new course.
Natural flint used as crude core probably Neolithic; 1 Flake with bifacial retouch, possibly part of arrowhead.
6 flint flakes and one extra.
1 shattered core fragment; 5 sherds and 25 scraps flint gritted pottery probably Iron Age.
2 medieval sherds; 2 sherds ?Roman.
All found by A. Gregory (NAU).
1 flake found 6 June by A. Rogerson (NAU)
Identified by J.J. Wymer (NAU) and A. Gregory (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU) 6 August 1986.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ARROWHEAD (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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