NHER 11410 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric partially perforated quarzite pebble
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1975. Stray Find.
A prehistoric quartzite pebble with unfinished perforation found in fen on ploughed surface of sandy island. It showed signs of battering. Petrology No. N216. See illustration (S1).
This may be an unfinished pebble mace, although it is perhaps a little small. These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 November 2013.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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. TL 79 NW 36.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 9.
- <S1> SNF79162 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1975. Drawing of a ?Mesolithic or later partially-perforated quarzite pebble from Northwold. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:24AM