NHER 10289 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint handaxe (Rockland St Mary, poorly located)
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Summary
In 1960 a Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found at an unknown location in Rockland St Mary.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROCKLAND ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1960. Stray Find.
Found by [1] at unrecorded location in Rockland St Mary:
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2).
This implement is listed in (S3) and also noted on (S4) and in (S5). It is also listed in (S6) and (S7), although no additonal information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF90890 Illustration: Arbow, N. 1964. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Rockland St Mary. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic. Rockland St Mary.
- <S3> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 237.
- <S4> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Rockland St Mary.
- <S5> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 69.
- <S6> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-4, No.24.
- <S7> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22653.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2016 11:57AM