NHER 11421 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint blade and a replica (or foreign) flint object
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976. Stray Find.
Found at a depth of 2ft [0.7m] "at base of peat over gravel":
1 prehistoric notched flint "lancehead". Thought be either a Brandon copy of a Clovis Folsom point (i.e. a modern object) or a genuine foreign find. This object was donated to the NCM (NWHCM : 1976.516).
Found "nearby"
1 Mesolithic broken flint blade. Also donated to the NCM (NWHCM : 1976.517).
These discoveries were reported in (S1).
E.Rose (NAU). Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 April 2013.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
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Record last edited
Jul 2 2018 11:57AM