NHER 12759 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished axehead and Roman quern
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Summary
A Neolithic polished axehead and a Roman quernstone have been found by chance in a gravel quarry.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'A few years ago'. 'Dug up in the Bittering Quarry'.
Quern, upper stone, dome-shaped with central hole and tapering hole from site. Puddingstone.
Information from B. Yates (Rural Life Museum) 1977.
NCM.
April 1997 or thereabouts.
Chance find in muddy soil in gravel quarry, so probably not its original location.
Neolithic flint axe, (S1).
(S2).
D. Gurney (NLA).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF79106 Illustration: Robins, P.. 1999. Drawing of a Neolithic polished axehead.. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF56728 Unpublished Document: Robins, P.A.. 1999. Lithic Report.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 25 2014 3:26PM