NHER 10583 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint "tools"

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Summary

Two Palaeolithic "flint tools" were recovered at this location during the early 1930s. Surviving drawings of these pieces suggest that they were both flakes rather than specialised tools. It is unclear whether they had secondary working.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

6 December 1931. Stray Find.
Found by [1]:
1 Palaeolithic "flint implement". Found just south of Gorleston Golf Links Village, at 5' 3" [1.5m] from land surface in gravel cliff. The exposed section comprised 2' 6" [76cm] of loam over 5' [1.5m] of flint, gravel and sand containing a 6" [15cm] layer of greenish clay (44-50" [111-127cm] from top of cliff).
Information from (S1). Also noted in (S2) and possibly (S3).

A watercolour drawing of this object (S4) shows it to be a partly-cortical flake rather than a bifacial implement. Although there is some chipping shown around the edges of the flake it is unclear whether this represents retouch or accidental damage.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 April 2014.

14 January 1932. Stray Find.
Found by [2], near top of cliff at same site:
1 Palaeolithic "flint implement".
Information from (S1). Also noted in (S2) and possibly (S3).

A watercolour drawing of this object (S5) shows it to be a flake with ?ochreous staining. Although there is some chipping shown around the edges of the flake it is unclear whether this represents retouch or accidental damage.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 April 2014.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic. Hopton on Sea.
  • <S2> Website: TERPS online database. Site 23091.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-6, No.3.
  • <S4> Illustration: ?Clarke, R. R. ?1931. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint flake from Hopton on Sea. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S5> Illustration: ?Clarke, R. R. ?1932. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint flake from Hopton on Sea. Paper. 1:1.
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2016 4:58PM

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