NHER 21266 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead from The Breck

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Summary

A large Neolithic flint polished axehead found in 1984.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG03NW
Ecclesiastical	BALE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

1984. Surface find 'on the Breck'.
Large (17cm long) thick flint axe made from a larger polished one, part of the polish remaining on one side. See sketch (S1).
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU)
J. J. Wymer (NAU) 25 February 1985

Part of large scatter, NHER 34894.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF93546 Illustration: Wymer, J. 1985. Sketch of a Neolithic reflaked polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (2)

FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Gunthorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2023 5:39PM