NHER 17172 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint pick
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Summary
Fieldwalking here in 1981 recovered a Mesolithic flint pick.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHOTESHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981. Fieldwalking.
Found 425yds (389m) north-northeast of Church Farm, Hawes Green:
1 Mesolithic flint pick (finder's Coll. No. 3869). See sketch (S1).
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU) 18 March 1981 and compiled by W. Milligan (NCM) 17 March 1981. Information from (S2).
This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 January 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF78832 Illustration: Lawson, A. 1981. Sketch of a Mesolithic flint pick from Shotesham. Card. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF69578 Article in Serial: Edwards, D. (NAU). 1983. Archaeological Discoveries for 1981 and 1982. CBA Group VI Bulletin. Series 2 No 28 pp 31-53. p 36.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PICK (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 29 2022 9:55AM