Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23772 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic and medieval finds, field opposite Norwich Belt |
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Summary
Neolithic flint flakes, a scraper and a core were found in a field in 1987 along with fragments of medieval pottery.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1126 1659 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11NW |
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| Parish: | WESTON LONGVILLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 1987. Find.
Finder came across several flint objects and pottery sherds when repairing a puncture to his car tyre. The pottery was identified as unglazed Medieval sherds. The flints consisted of a flake with secondary retouch on the distal end, a crested flake, a core and a natural flake utilised as a scraper, all dated to the Neolithic.
Flints identified by J. Wymer (NAU), 15 May 1987.
Pottery identified by W. Milligan (NCM), 27 April 1987.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- 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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