NHER 17946 (Find Spot record) - ?Late Upper Palaeolithic flint blade
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Summary
In 1981 a large flint blade of possible Late Upper Palaeolithic date was dug up on land to the rear of 81 Spixworth Road.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD CATTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981. Stray Find.
Found dug up in field at back of 81 Spixworth Road:
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic (or perhaps later) large flint blade with unifacial working and lateral retouch.
See drawing (S1). This discovery was reported in (S2).
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU), December 1981. Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 22 December 1981.
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF78925 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1981. Drawing of a Late Upper Palaeolithic (or later) retouched flint blade from Old Catton. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> 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 33.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- RETOUCHED BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC?)
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2014 9:31AM