NHER 16771 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
In 1979 a large broken Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found on the surface of this field.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM28SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WORTWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1979. Stray Find.
Found on field surface by [1]:
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Large broken ovate, orange-brown flint. See drawing (S1).
Compiled by A. Lawson (NAU), November 1979. Information from (S2).
This find is also noted on (S3) and in (S4) and (S5), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2013.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF90669 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1979. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Wortwell. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Wortwell.
- <S4> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. WNY-2, No.5.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22698.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Aug 12 2025 8:04AM