NHER 12884 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flaked and polished axehead, Early Bronze Age flint knife
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1977.
Found together at unknown date in area indicated:
1 Neolithic chipped flint axe with polished cutting edge. Plano-convex section; triangular shape; mottled pale grey flint, 13.3cm maximum length. See drawing (S1).
1 Early Bronze Age (Beaker) flint knife; elongated pear shape. Thin convex or plano-convex section; mottled medium to pale grey flint, 14.9cm maximum length. See drawing (S2).
Shown to NAU October 1977. Owner unknown.
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF92035 Illustration: White, S. 1977. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF92036 Illustration: White, S. 1977. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age (Beaker) flint knife. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 23 2019 8:51AM