NHER 11167 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint handaxes (Norfolk, poorly located)

Palaeolithic worked flints known to have been recovered in Norfolk but with little or no additional information regarding their original provenance.

FINDS MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

British Museum:
The British Museum holds a number of flints with an unspecific Norfolk provenance:
1 handaxe. Ex Payne (1883,1213.11). Previously identified by E. Rose (NAU) and noted on (S1). Previously recorded as NHER 11505.
2 handaxe. Donor unknown (unregistered).
Information from museum records.

The British Museum's records also suggest that it holds a collection of 10 flints that were recovered at various Norfolk sites by J. E. Sainty (previously listed as 1929,1214.1-10 but this may be erroneous). These are now recorded as "eoliths" and are therefore clearly no longer seen as genuine artefacts.

Pitt Rivers Museum:
The Pitt Rivers Museum holds a number of unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint handaxes from Norfolk:
8 handaxes (1884.122) and 1 cast of handaxe (1884.125.146). Founding collection.
4 ovate and discoidal "Acheulian" implements (1919.33). Ex O. S. Raphael. A fifth object of similar type was exchanged with the National Museum of South Rhodesia in March 1948.

OTHER REPORTED DISCOVERIES

1950s. Stray Find.
Reported by [1]. Found "about 30 years" before 1987, details forgotten:
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Broken since found. See copy of sketch (S2).
Information from (S3).
Previously recorded as NHER 23687.

1950s or 1960s. Stray Find.
IND01011950JG - PAS details awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2024.

Pre 1969. Stray Find.
Reported by [2]. Site unknown:
1 Palaeolithic ovate handaxe. See copy of sketch (S4).
Information from (S1).

1969 or before. Stray Find.
Reported by [3]. Site unknown:
1 Palaeolithic ovate handaxe. See copy of sketch (S5).
Information from (S3).
Previously recorded as NHER 14389. It appears that this number was assigned when the drawing was found in the "Norfolk unprovenanced" file - no other details had been recorded.

1979. Stray Find.
Found by [4] out of context on Hellesdon tip:
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Small white ovate.
Information from (S1).
Previously recorded as NHER 11229.

In 2018 an exceptionally large handaxe

Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 July 2014.