NHER 19511 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axehead

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Summary

In 1983 a Neolithic flint axehead was recovered from the ploughed field surface here. The axe had a broken and re-flaked cutting edge.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TM29NE
Civil Parish	SHOTESHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1983. Stray Find.
Surface find from ploughed field (no.225) on west side of beck:
Neolithic ground flint axe with broken and re-flaked cutting edge.
See drawing (S1).
Seen 1 September 1983 by J. Wymer (NAU).
Details from member of the public [1].
Compiled by J. Wymer (NAU) 19 September 1983.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2019.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78747 Illustration: Wymer, J. J. 1983. Drawing of a Neolithic reflaked polished flint axehead. Card. 1:1.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (1)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Shotesham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Nov 11 2019 11:30PM