NHER 10580 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and Bronze Age flint finds

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Summary

A variety of flint objects were found by a farmer between 1950 and 1968, including a Neolithic chisel and knife, Neolithic and Bronze Age scrapers and ten probably Bronze Age weapon heads, varying from arrowheads to spearheads.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG50SW
Civil Parish HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

1950 to 1968.
Found by farmer.
Ten weapon heads, rough axe or adze, Neolithic knife (good specimen). Neolithic chisel (good specimen), nine weapon heads, one hollow based. Found by Lowestoft Archaeology Society.
One thumb scraper, seven scrapers, four Bronze Age scrapers, one scraper end and side.
One hammer stone, one slug knife, one flint saw.
Flakes well scattered. Weapon heads vary from probable arrowheads to spearheads, possible Bronze Age.
Rather rough worked flint.
Information from Lowestoft Archaeology Society.

1969.
Bullocks Farm = Kennel Farm.
1 leaf arrowhead (hollow based). 12 skin scrapers.
2 weapon heads (possibly unfinished). Several flakes.
Surface finds: several flakes.
Inf from Lowestoft Archaeology and Local History Society..

April 1989.
From north end of site. Found with m/d.
Antoninianus of Salonina, FECVNDITAS AVG, AD 253-68.
Comp. D. Gurney (NAU) 3 May 1989.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hopton on Sea (2).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 50 SW 9.
  • --- Serial: 1968. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1968. No 15. p 14.
  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • HAMMERSTONE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SAW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SPEAR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 22 2016 9:28AM

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