Late prehistoric worked flints, Broomfield Plantation (EHER 1903)

Late prehistoric finds from excavations at Broomfield Plantation in 1984 included comprised over 70 worked flints. Retouched flints included two barbed and tanged arrowheads, a naturally-backed knife, a scraper and a bifacial disk, either a knife or a rough-out for an arrowhead. Finds included flintwork with 2 barbed and tanged arrowheads.

1984. Salvage excavation in advance of sand extraction. Finds made from small pits and three shallow ditches found during excavation of three ring ditches (see EHER 1906) included flintwork with 2 barbed and tanged arrowheads. <1> <2> Worked flints, mostly Neolithic to Bronze Age in date. 77 pieces were found. Of 59 waste flakes some could be modern. 2 worked pieces were Mesolithic (recorded separately under EHER 1902). The retouched pieces included two barbed and tanged arrowheads of Green's Sutton B type, a naturally-backed knife, a scraper and a bifacial disk, either a knife or a rough-out for an arrowhead. <3> Site Assessment = Accession numbers?