NHER 14846 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint axes, arrowhead and adze

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Summary

A collection of prehistoric flint tools was recovered from somewhere within Ringland at an unspecified date. These finds comprised a leaf arrowhead, fragments of polished axes and an end-polished adze. The exact nature and circumstances of their discovery remain unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish RINGLAND, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Exact site unknown.
Leaf arrowhead, 3 part-polished axe fragments, 'rough axe', end-polished flint adze.
NCM unregistered, previosuly held by Bagnall-Oakley Collection.
Information from F. Healy (NAU) who identifies this with the knife 9.5cm (3.75in) x 4.1cm (1.6in) massive scraper 10.2cm (4in) x 7.6cm (3in), and rough axe, exhibited 8 January 1917 by Mr and Mrs Hunt (see (S1)).

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: 1917. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol II Pt III (for 1916-17) pp 459-466. p 460.
  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jan 2 2013 1:17PM

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