NHER 14444 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic flint axehead found during the construction of the railway in about 1879.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HELHOUGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'In building the railway at Raynham' (presumably means near Raynham Park Station which is in Helhoughton).
Chipped flint axe, Neolithic.
This would have been around 1879.
From (S1) quoting (S2).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NE 17.
- <S2> SNF1458 Article in Serial: 1913. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt III (for 1912-13) pp 378-382. p 381.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 5 2016 12:14PM