NHER 10606 (Monument record) - Neolithic flint finds
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Summary
A Neolithic polished axehead was found in 1967, and a Neolithic flaked flint axehead was found in 1975. Also noted in the same field were several scatters of prehistoric burnt flint.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1967.
Flint axe, chipped, slightly polished near edge. Several black patches noted in field where found.
1975. 457m (500 yards) eastsoutheast of Frogs' Hall Farm.
Chipped flint axe on ploughed surface. (S1).
To northeast of the above at 322 944. Three patches of pot boilers in south of field.
25cm to 1m (10 inches to 3 feet) deep. Each covering about a quarter of an acre.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Ditchingham [4].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 SW 22; TM 39 SW 24.
- --- SNF2381 Serial: 1967. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1967. No 14. p 5.
- --- SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 6.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 23 2020 8:33AM