NHER 15184 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric flint tools and medieval pottery sherd
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Summary
Fieldwalking here in 1979 and 1983 recovered several prehistoric flint pieces, with the finest example taking the form of a polished axe. A solitary medieval pottery sherd was also recorded.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RINGLAND, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1979. Stray Find.
Sticking out of ground in young carrot field:
1 Neolithic polished flint axe on grey flint. See drawing (S1).
A. Taylor (NCM) 1979.
Also - seventeen flakes, two scrapers, one core, one axe roughout?, one hammer stone.
Finder's site 9.
W. Milligan (NCM) 8 March 1982.
1983.
Further flint flakes and medieval sherd.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 11 July 1983.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (5)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 11:42AM