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Summary

Prehistoric artefacts from north and east of Honington Camp

Full description

At SK 954 425, from the ploughed field north and east of Honington Camp, 28 flints (including 7 scrapers) and 4 waste flints (including 3 fire-cracked ones) were recovered. There was also a rim sherd of Iron Age 'A' pottery.{1}{2}
At SK 953 425, a Neolithic edge scraper with a white patina 2.5inches long, 0.75inches wide and 0.5inches thick was found in 1963. {3}
At SK 955 423A, an unfinished scraper 1.5inches long, was found in the field next to the camp.{4}
At SK 953 424, scrapers and other worked flints were found in the field to the north and west of the camp.{5}

<1> SMR FILE, SK 94 SE:AI - (Index). SLI3094.

<2> MAY, J. (ED.), 1961, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, - (Index). SLI2267.

<3> 1965, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, - (Index). SLI2235.

<4> CLARKE R, 1964, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, - (Index). SLI2243.

<5> MAY, J. (ED.), 1966, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, - (Index). SLI2269.

Monument Types

• ARTEFACT SCATTER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
• SHERD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Protected Status

• SHINE

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