NHER 11844 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint finds
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Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axehead and a stone axehead were found during potato harvesting in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH ELMHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1976. Stray Find.
Found while lifting potatoes:
1 Neolithic polished flint axehead and 1 stone (diorite?) axehead. See drawings (S1) and (S2).
Information from [1] via F. Healy (NAU).
Reported in (S3) and noted on (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF92025 Illustration: Adams, N. 1976. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF92026 Illustration: Adams, N. 1976. Drawing of a Neolithic stone axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 8.
- <S4> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NE 24.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
May 17 2022 1:57PM