Thetford Forest Archaeology Text Site Map

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Thetford Forest

• Thetford Forest Archaeology Home Home Page for Thetford Forest Archaeology, summary and project introduction.
• Location/Maps Location of Thetford Forest and Breckland.
  • Satellite View of Thetford Forest A Google Earth view of Thetford Forest from 25 kms up.
    • Kings Forest A Google Earth view of Kings Forest from 7 km up.

Archaeology - Method and Survey Technique

• Field Walking An explanation of surface collection technique.
• Methodology Survey techniques used in this project.

Photo Galleries

• Finding Struck Flint Flakes A thumbnail image gallery of flint finds photographed in their surface context.
  • Flake Identification - Ventral Surface Photo and ID Guide for a Flint Flake Ventral Surface.
  • Flake Identification - Lateral Edge Side View Photo of Photo and ID Guide for Flint Flake Lateral Edges.
  • Flake Identification - Dorsal Surface Photo and ID Guide for a Flint Flake Dorsal Surface.
  • Restocked Forestry Furrow Photo of restocked forestry furrow.
  • Two Struck Flakes Photo of two insitu flakes of struck flint.
  • Flint Flake Butt or Proximal End Photo of a Flint Flake Butt or Proximal End.
  • Struck Flint Flake Photo of a flint flake in earth.
  • Notched Flint Flake Photo of in situ notched flint flake.
  • Blade-Like Flint Flake at Two Mile Bottom Photo of a Held Blade-Like Flake from Two Mile Bottom Thetford.
  • In Situ Flake Photo of struck flint flake in furrow.
  • Waste Core Photo of a flint waste core in a furrow.
  • Prehistoric Patinated Flake at Two Mile Bottom Photo of Prehistoric Patinated Flake at Two Mile Bottom.
  • Piercer flake? Photo of flint flake, probable piercer.
  • Patinated Flake Photo of flint flake with blueish patination.
  • Dorsal Scars and Ridges on a Flint Flake Photo holding up the Dorsal Surface of a Flint Flake.
  • Wet Flake Photo of wet struck flake in situ.
  • Two Mile Bottom Prehistoric Flint Flake Photo of another Prehistoric Flint Flake at Two Mile Bottom, Thetford.
  • Potboiler Photo of potboiler - burnt flint.
  • Neolithic Polished Flint Axe Head Photo of a broken flint axehead in situ.
  • Furrow/Trench in Thetford Forest Photo of Planting Trench with Young Corsican Pine Trees.
• Archaeological Earthworks and Buildings in Thetford Forest A thumbnail photo gallery of archaeological buildings and earthworks in Thetford Forest.
  • Mildenhall Warren Lodge 1 Photo of Mildenhall Warren Lodge.
  • Mildenhall Warren Lodge 2 Photo of Photo of Mildenhall Warren Lodge closer.
  • Mildenhall Ovens Photo of ovens in Mildenhall Warren Lodge.
  • Thetford Warren Lodge Photo of Thetford Warren Lodge.
  • Top of Doorway Photo of top of doorway into Thetford Warren Lodge.
  • Warren Lodge Doorway Photo of Thetford Warren Lodge Doorway.
  • Pepperhill Barrow, Weeting Norfolk Photo of Pepperhill round barrow, Weeting, Norfolk.
  • Travellers Hill Barrow Photo of Travellers Hill round barrow, Wordwell, Suffolk.
  • West Stow Field Round Barrow Photo of round barrow in West Stow Field, Kings Forest.
  • White Hill Bell Barrow Photo of White Hill Bell Barrow, Brandon, Suffolk.
  • Blood Hill Round Barrow Photo of Blood Hill Round Barrow, West Tofts, Norfolk
  • Grimes Graves Round Barrow Photo of Round Barrow at Weeting Norfolk
  • Weeting-with-Bromehill Tumulus Photo of another Weeting-with-Bromehill round barrow in Thetford Forest.
  • Unnamed Barrow at Icklingham Photo of unnamed tumulus round barrow at Icklingham, Suffolk.
  • Woodland Boundary Plan of earthwork survey for a boundary bank.
  • Santon House Hachured Plan of a moated site of Santon House, Norfolk.
  • Unidentified Mound Survey for a mound on Barrowhill, Thetford, Norfolk.
  • Enclosure in Thetford Warren Hachured plan for a small enclosure in Thetford Forest.
  • Thetford Castle Hill - Medieval motte The enormous earthwork in Thetford town, Norfolk.
  • Thetford Castle Hill - Iron Age hillfort to Medieval Motte Another view of the town earthworks.
  • Features in Thetford Forest - Natural or Archaeological? Lumps, humps and ridges.
• Finds Gallery A thumbnail photo gallery of mainly small finds from surveys.
  • Barbed and Tanged Flint Arrowhead Scan of a barbed and tanged flint arrowhead.
  • Flint Planoconvex Knife Scan of a planoconvex flint knife.
  • Flint Oblique Arrowhead Scan of an oblique flint arrowhead.
  • Broken Flint Sickle Scan of a broken flint sickle or dagger.
  • Round Scraper Scan of a flint round scraper.
  • End Scraper Scan of a flint end scraper.
  • Flint Triangular Arrowhead Scan of a flint triangular arrowhead or blank.
  • Scraper/Knife Scan of a flint scraper-knife.
  • Flint tool - Pick Scan of a flint pick core tool.
  • Flint Axehead Scan of a small flint axehead.
  • Flint Arrowhead Blank Scan of a flint arrowhead blank.
  • Microlith Scan of a flint microlith.
  • Top of Flint Knife Top scan of a flint planoconvex knife.
  • Bottom of Flint Knife Bottom scan of a flint planoconvex knife.
  • Flint Flakes Scan of flint flakes from Barrowhill, Thetford, Norfolk.
  • Flint Finds from Brandon Sketch of flint finds from Brandon, Suffolk.
  • Flint Finds from West Stow Sketch of flint finds from West Stow, Suffolk.
  • Flint Waste Cores Sketch of flint waste cores from Thetford Forest.
  • Flint Blades Sketch of two flint blades from Thetford Warren, Norfolk.
  • Ginger Jar Sherds Scan of fragments of Early Medieval Ware Ginger Jar Pottery.
  • Tallow Lamp Medieval tallow lamp burner.
  • Hypercaust Tile "Scan of a hypercaust tile from Romano-British settlement in Thetford Forest.
  • Pottery Sherds Example of pottery sherd finds.
  • Medieval Potsherds Scan of a sample of Medieval potsherds from Thetford, Norfolk.
  • Romano-British potsherds Scan of Roman potsherds from a settlement site in Thetford Forest.
  • Roman Pottery 1 Sketched profiles of Romano-British potsherds.
  • Roman Pottery 2 More sketched profiles of Romano-British potsherds.
  • Ginger Jar Profiles Sketched profiles for Medieval ginger jar potsherd finds.
  • Roman Coin Silver Roman coin from the Romano British Settlement in Thetford Forest.
  • Thetford Forest from Air Aerial photo of Thetford Forest.
• Forest Photos A non-archaeological thumbnail photo gallery of Thetford Forest.
  • Sunrise over the Forest Thetford Forest at Sunrise.
  • Cobweb in Holly Cobweb in Holly.
  • Little Ouse River, Thetford Forest in Snow View of the River through the Forest.
  • The Forest Floor Dead leaves and Shadows in Kings Forest.
  • Iris Flower Wild Iris on the banks of the Little Ouse.
  • Elveden War Memorial - by the A11 View of the famous war memorial at Thetford Forest, Suffolk.
  • Foxglove Flower Foxglove in Thetford Warren, Norfolk.
  • Tiny World Close of of the forest floor in a restocked compartment after several years.
  • Leopard Slug Macro of a Grey or Leopard Slug on a forest path.
  • Spider and its Prey Said the Spider to the Fly.
  • White Foxglove in Thetford Forest Flowering Wild near to Thetford, Norfolk.
  • Stuck in a rut Motorcycle tracks in the Little Ouse Valley.
  • Bracken Fern of Breckland Bracken Fern or Brake - a plant associated with the local landscape history.
  • Spiders Funnel Cobweb Funnel shaped cobweb in undergrowth following rain.
  • Blair Witch Project Witches sign hanging in Kings Forest close to a barrow.
  • Sweet Chestnut Sweet chestnut, yummy!
  • Round Barrow Memorial to a forgotten people.
  • and then the scavengers came a rotting windfall tree returns to soil.
  • Large Black Slug More rain - then Arion Ater appears on the forest track.
  • Forestry Operations Danger Sign Do not climb the timber stacks!
  • Diversity in the Forest Open areas in the Forest, woodlarks, biodiversity.
  • Oregon Grape Oregon Grape growing wild in the Forest.
  • Grasses and Breckland More open spaces in Thetford Forest.
  • Tracks of red deer in Breckland sands Red deer tracks in Thetford Forest.
  • Abbeyheath Lake - Fishing Lake, Thetford In snow on a frosty day.
  • Fungus growing on timber Near Grimes Graves.
  • People using the Forest for Recreation Georgina in the forest.
  • Abandoned Car - Rusting Archaeology Modern rubbish and vehicles in the Forest.
  • Pine Trees Trees in the Forest.
  • Parasol Mushrooms Parasol mushrooms in the Forest.
  • Thetford Forest during an Autumn Afternoon More forest photography - near to High Lodge, Norfolk.
  • Forest Fire Lookout Tower Watchtower in Kings Forest, Suffolk
  • The Forest late in the day More late day forest photography.
  • Sunset - Late Afternoon Sky Taken at Kings Forest, Suffolk.
  • Dusk and silhouettes of trees Trees and shadows in Thetford Warren.
  • Haunted Forest and Black Shuck Scary Forest at borderline between day and night.

Aerial Photography of Thetford and Thetford Forest

• Aerial Photography 1 Aerial Photographs of Thetford and Thetford Forest by Mike Page.
  • Aerial Photography 2 Aerial Photographs of Thetford and Thetford Forest by Mike Page.

Archaeo-Blog - WebLog - Latest News, Site Reports

• ArchaeoBlog - Now Archaeoblog - Current and Recent Blog with all of the latest news.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 13 Dec 2005. The project relaunch, and review of the Garmin Etrex handheld GPS receiver.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 12 Nov 2000 to July 2004. broken formal flint sickle found - foot and mouth disease - project mothballed.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 11 February 2000 to October 2000. Forest-walk 38 at Oteringhythe DMV - Fieldwalking the Dove Valley - earthwork damaged - late date for Roman site.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 10 September 1999 to February 2000. Forest-walks 35, 36, and 37 - earthwork surveys - medieval pottery sherds at Thetford Norfolk.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 9 February 1999 to September 1999. Forest-walks 32, 33, and 34. Various subsidiary finds including the medieval ginger jar pottery site, metal detection, earthwork surveys.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 8 December 1998 to January 1999. Forest-walks 28, 29, 30, and 31.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 7 November 1998 to December 1998. Forest-walks 24, 25, 26, and 27.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 6 October 1998 to November 1998. Forest-walks 20, 21, 22, and 23.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 5 December 1997 to August 1998. Forest-walks 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 4 November 1997 to December 1997. Forest-walks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 3 September 1997 to November 1997. Forest-walks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 2 1995 to 1997 Part 2. 4th century Romano-British settlement site, Iron Age riverside site, and Roman / Medieval manure scattered potsherds near to Thetford.
  • Thetford Forest Archaeology Blog 1 1995 to 1997 Part 1. Various prehistoric flint collection finds.

Sites, Survey Results, and Finds

• Lithics - Prehistoric Struck Flint Finds Lithics - discussion of flint finds from the project.
• Prehistory - Late Prehistoric Breckland A short prehistory of the Brecks district with reference to project finds.
• Romano-British Archaeology Roman - the Romano-British settlement site and other Roman finds of the project.
• Medieval Archaeology Medieval - the Ginger Jar site, and other Medieval finds from the project.
• Waste Scatter Waste Scatter or Manure Scatter Potsherds and Ceramics - a discussion.

Personal and Links

• Amateur Archaeology and the Surveyor Amateur Archaeology and the Surveyor.
• Thetford Forest Archaeology Links Website links and link exchanges.