NHER 18119 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic or later pebble macehead, prehistoric flint, post medieval objects

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Summary

In 1982 a Mesolithic or later pebble macehead with an hour-glass perforation was recovered from this area. Metal detecting in 2004 recovered a prehistoric flake and two post medieval metal objects.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SE
Civil Parish	STOKE HOLY CROSS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 1982. Stray Find.
Found on surface of drilled field at [1]:
1 Mesolithic or later pebble macehead with hour-glass perforation. See sketch (S1). This discovery was reported in (S2). Identified and compiled by E. B. Green (NCM), 22 April 1982. Information from (S3).
These objects are not closely datable having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.

Before 1 September 2004. Metal detecting. [2]
Prehistoric flake.
Two post medieval objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 January 2004.

August-September 2006. Casual find.
1 undatable ?schist hone stone.
identified by P. Robins (NCM). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 October 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 11 March 2014.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF90892 Illustration: Green, E. B. 1982. Sketch of a Mesolithic or later stone pebble mace from Stoke Holy Cross. Card. 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 45.
<S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (5)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
WHETSTONE (Unknown date)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)