NHER 14308 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe and Neolithic and undatable prehistoric worked flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RINGLAND, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Autumn 1978. Stray Find.
From south side of field, ploughed:
Undatable prehistoric worked flints. Mostly waste flakes, but some back blades from prepared core in light grey flint.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 May 2014.
1984. Fieldwalking.
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe. A good example of an Acheulean handaxe. See sketch (S2).
1 Neolithic borer. Large primary flint flake made into boring tool by two notches.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) 14 August 1984 and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM) 15 August 1984.
Information from (S1).
The handaxe is also sketched on (S3) and noted in (S4) and (S5), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 May 2014.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF91253 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1984. Sketch of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Ringland. Paper. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Ringland.
- <S4> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-2, No.11.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22586.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
- BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 7:38PM