NHER 22976 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flaked axehead

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Summary

In 1986 a flint roughout for a large Neolithic axehead, not quite finished, was recovered from the surface of this site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG30SW
Civil Parish THURTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1986. Found on surface. Field 110 OS.
Flint roughout for large axehead not quite finished, ready for polishing 'Difficult to understand why this was not done.' (S1).
Indentified by J. Wymer (NAU).
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 27 August 1986.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1986. Drawing of a large Neolithic axehead.. Paper. 1:1.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2022 9:02AM

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