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Cone Cultures in the Wensum Valley

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2013

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Early this year we discovered a station, apparently with a homogeneous culture, on an arable field in the parish of Hellesdon, about half-a-mile above Norwich. The field, which has an area of about 12 acres, is on the north side of the river Wensum, from which it is about 74 yards distant at the south-east corner of the field, and 150 yards distant at the south-west corner. Between the field and the river is alluvium 12 ft. above O.D., and the field is 2—3 ft. higher. Flint implements, flakes and potboilers are very abundant on the lower part of the field, thin out rapidly on the higher part, and occur sporadically on the more elevated ground in the immediate vicinity.

Several thousand cones, flakes and chips were examined on the spot, but the number of implements retained was 482. The flint of which they are made is easily divisible into three groups.

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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1916

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page 199 note * The same evening many cones were exhibited from Porthcurno, Cornwall, the following types being represented: No. 1, 28; No. 2, 1; No. 3, 5; No. 5, 2.

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