NHER 21658 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Before 1984. Stray Find.
Found by [1] in garden, which is close to the 125ft [38m] contour and not far from the one time Brick Kiln Farm:
1 Palaeolithic finely-made ovate flint handaxe (Wymer type K e/v, 12cm long) with plano-convex section. Very slightly rolled and stained brown.
Identified and compiled by J. J. Wymer (NAU), 1984.
House located from 1:2500 Ordnance Survey (S1) by E. Rose (NLA).
Information from (S2).
This find is also noted on (S3) and listed in (S4) and (S5), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF49233 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Thorpe St Andrew.
- <S4> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-4, No.17.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22639.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 8:16PM