NHER 10759 (Monument record) - Neolithic and Early Bronze Age flint-working site

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Summary

A Neolithic and Early Bronze Age flint-working site was discovered in 1953. Finds included spearheads, barbed and tanged arrowheads, leaf arrowheads, polished axeheads, axe hammers, fabricators, knives, scrapers and borers.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM59NW
Civil Parish	HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Neolithic flint site centred on field (now camp site) north-east of former Manor Farm.
Two spearheads and fragments.
Two barbed and tanged arrowheads and fragments.
Four leaf arrowheads and fragments.
Fragment polished axe and two complete.
Several axe hammers, fabricators, knives, scrapers, borers. Many flakes.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hopton on Sea.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (7)

AXE HAMMER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SPEAR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)