NHER 14843 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic chipped axehead
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Summary
Around 1850 a 'perfectly chipped' Neolithic axehead was recovered from Poringland. This fine example went on to be exhibited.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PORINGLAND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
About 1850.
Flint axe 'perfectly chipped'.
Information from member of the public [1] in 1915.
Exhibited by [2], see (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 2 May 1979.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SE 21.
- <S1> SNF1456 Article in Serial: 1911. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt I (for 1909-1910) pp 109-121. p 109.
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
Jun 14 2016 4:22PM