NHER 21782 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
In the late 1970s a Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found during gardening at this location.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRINGLEFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1978/1979. Stray Find.
Found by [1] during gardening :
1 Lower Palaeolithic pointed flint handaxe. See drawing (S1).
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU).
Information from (S2).
This discovery was reported in (S3) and is also noted on (S4) and in (S5) and (S6).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2014.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF78493 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1979. Drawing of a Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Cringleford. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF87163 Article in Serial: 1986. Archaeological Discoveries for 1985. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 31 pp 53-89. p 71.
- <S4> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Cringleford.
- <S5> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997.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.10.
- <S6> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22630.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 10 2016 1:32PM