NHER 19265 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints

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Summary

A collection of prehistoric worked flints in the collections of the Birmingham Museum come from Norfolk. These include knives, a leaf-shaped arrowhead, scrapers, fabricators and cores. The exact date, nature and location of their discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 1983. 'Found in Norfolk'.
Collection of flint implements presented to Birmingham Museum.
Core - may not be Norfolk.
Two D-shaped knives.
Leaf arrowhead.
Five scrapers.
Core-scraper.
Hollow scraper.
Two fabricators.
Two cores.
E. Rose (NAU), 17 June 1983.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF52659 Article in Serial: Watson, P. J. et al. 1999. Antiquities from Norfolk in West Midlands Museums. Norfolk Archaeology. vol XLIII Pt II pp 332-338.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Object Types (5)

CORE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
FABRICATOR (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2012 11:18AM