NHER 11460 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint handaxe (Corpusty, poorly located)
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Summary
At some time prior to June 1975 a Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found in Corpusty. The location of this discovery is not known.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Pre June 1975. Stray Find.
1 Lower Palaeolithic rolled Acheulean flint handaxe.
Seen by T. Gregory (NAU) 10 June 1975.
Information from (S1). This handaxe is also noted in (S2), (S3) and (S4) and on (S5), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 June 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 22.
- <S3> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 49.
- <S4> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22540.
- <S5> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Corpusty.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 150001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2016 11:59AM