NHER 21243 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Bronze Age flint find
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEASENHAM ALL SAINTS, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Spring 1982. Stray Find.
From field edge along north side wood:
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age part polished flint axehead. Plano-convex section and subtriangular outline with pointed butt and slightly convex cutting edge. Made on a flake, much of the unretouched bulbar surface of which remains on the flatter face of the axe. Of a similar form to some unpolished axes made at industrial sites including Grimes Graves. See drawing (S1).
Identified by F. Healy (NAU), 15 July 1982.
W. F. Milligan (NCM), 15 July 1982. (to NAU April 1985)
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 24 2026 7:48AM