NHER 1988 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint flake or scraper
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF83SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAGTHORPE WITH BARMER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1932. Stray Find.
Found west of Barmer Common Plantation by J. E. Sainty:
1 Palaeolithic flint flake. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1955.28). Information from (S1).
This find is listed by Roe (S2) as a retouched piece/flake implement and is listed in the museum's records as a scraper. It is however described by Wymer on (S3) and in (S4) as simply a rolled and stained flake.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 November 2013.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
- <S2> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 228.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Bagthorpe with Barmer (west of Barmer Common Plantation).
- <S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 17.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2018 11:54AM