NHER 12755 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 1977. Stray Find.
Found by [1] in cliff, c. 8-10 feet [2-3m] from ground, in small exposure of shell deposit:
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe, good but with tip broken in antiquity. Yellow-green flint.
Seen by E. Rose (NAU), 25 August 1977.
Information from (S1).
This object is also noted on (S2) and in (S3), (S4) and (S5), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 July 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Weybourne.
- <S3> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 19.
- <S4> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. CR-2, No.3.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22452.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 6 2016 3:57PM