NHER 12592 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic finds (Rougham, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROUGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint objects, possibly recovered in the parish of Rougham during the late 19th century.
FINDS IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
The British Museum Sturge Collection includes several objects that are recorded as being from Rougham. These include a probable handaxe figured in (S1). Information from (S2).
It is recorded on (S2) and (S3) that Rougham in Suffolk it is now thought to be a more likely provenance for these objects. As Wymer notes in (S4) Rougham in Suffolk was also suggested as a probable source for at least one of these objects in (S1). The collection is now listed in the museum's current records as being from Suffolk and as comprising 4 roughouts and 1 core (2011,8109.1158). The former are the 4 handaxes from Rougham listed by Roe in (S5); which also records these objects as being most likely from Suffolk, rather than Norfolk. According to Wymer (S4) the objects in question are 4 pointed handaxes in sharp or mint condition, that, according to (S9), were apparently found in brickearth. Although Wymer recorded these objects as being from Suffolk, he did note on (S7) that if these were indeed from Rougham in Norfolk a brickworks at TG 826 208 (NHER 3672) would be a possible source.
It has been suggested that at least one of the objects in this collection may actually be Neolithic (S6).
It is also recorded on (S2) and (S3) that the British Museum also holds a handaxe labelled "Rougham, Norfolk" that had been found in 1887. The nature and present location of this object are unclear.
REPORTED DISCOVERIES
According to (S7) one of W. G. Clarke's notebooks (NRO) mentions that there is "In BM a flint pal" from Rougham, which is presumably a reference to one of the above finds. This object was most likely the reason that Clarke listed Rougham in (S8) as one of the locations that had produced Palaeolithic material prior to 1907. This reference is also noted on (S7) and in (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 6 August 2013.
Associated Sources (9)
- <S1> SNF1746 Publication: Smith, R. A. 1931. The Sturge Collection: an illustrated selection of flints from Britain bequeathed in 1919 by William Allen Sturge. pp 46; Fig 236.
- <S2> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. pp 18, 142.
- <S5> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 277.
- <S6> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Rougham.
- <S7> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Rougham.
- <S8> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 396.
- <S9> SNF1484 Monograph: 1911. The Victoria History of Suffolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 261.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2016 5:36PM