NHER 22013 (Find Spot record) - Upper Palaeolithic flint long blade

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Summary

At some time between 1982 and 1983 a long, narrow, flint blade was recovered during the course of construction work on Brandon Staunch. Although originally recorded as Mesolithic, this object has now been identified as a Late Upper Palaeolithic long blade.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL78NE
Civil Parish	WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1982-3. Stray Find.
Found in course of construction work on Brandon Staunch.
Long narrow blade (18.4cm long) of lightly patinated lustrous flint. Double-ridged with some cresting at the distal end. For comparison see Mesolithic industry from Wangford-Lakenheath, Suffolk.
J. J. Wymer (NAU), 5 December 1985.

Although this object was originally recorded as being of Mesolithic date, it was recently included in a gazetteer of Late Upper Palaeolithic long blade sites (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 28 May 2013.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF88036 Article in Serial: Robins, P. and Wymer, J. 2006. Late Upper Palaeolithic (Long Blade) Industries in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 86-95. p 95.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)

Object Types (1)

BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)

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Weeting with Broomhill (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

May 28 2013 10:55AM