Monument record LKH 067 - Joist Fen (BA)

Joist Fen: 4 `islands' of light sand in middle of black peat fen producing Neo & BA scatters and IA coins (S1)(R1).
`After ploughing numerous sherds of early type, Beaker and Rusticated. Arrowheads, tanged and leaf, many worked flints' (S1, 1960 entry)(S3)(S4). 1960-1964: listed finds include beaker sherds with comb-stamped decoration, rusticated sherds of thick coarse buff ware decorated with thumbnail, fingertip and stab impressions, cord impressed sherds, probably collared urn, 4 barbed and tanged and 2 hollow based arrowheads, scrapers and knives. See also Neo (S1)(R2). Further information in G Briscoe archive. 1986: Finds collected from sand hill by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) include circa 10 beaker sherds, flint or sand tempered, comb impressed decoration; circa 100 coarse grog-tempered sherds, mostly food vessel type with some collared urn, fingernail rustication is commonest, some cord impression and a few circular impressions; 10 large flint scrapers plus 6 small thumb-nail type; 6 flint knives; a barbed and tanged and an ?oblique arrowhead and various worked flints. Some of the tools are re-used patinated (Mes?) flakes. Also Neo (S2).