NHER 15610 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and post-medieval finds

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Summary

A Neolithic partly polished flint axehead was ploughed up at this location in 1979. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2003 and 2021 recovered a Neolithic flint projectile point and post-medieval lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG32SW
Civil Parish SMALLBURGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

August 1979. Stray Find. [1].
Near hedge between fields. Ploughed up.
Partly polished flint axehead, (S1).
A. Lawson (NCM), November 1979.

June-July 2003. Metal-detecting.
Flint, probably Neolithic, projectile point.
See description and sketch (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 August 2003.

January-May 2020. Metal-detecting. [2].
Post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
E. McDonald (HES), 10 June 2021 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Banham. P. 1979. Drawing of a Neolithic partly polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S2> Illustration: Robins, P.. 2003. Sketch of a Neolithic projectile point.. Paper. 1:1.
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • PROJECTILE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • WEIGHT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 11 2024 9:47AM

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