NHER 23096 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axehead or chisel, Anglian Water Authority pipeline

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Summary

In 1986 a Neolithic flint axehead or chisel was found during fieldwalking along the line of a water pipeline.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1986. Field Observation.
Examination by [1] of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main.
1 Neolithic narrow, broken flint axe or chisel. Butt end, slight polish on edges. Recent break.
See map of pipeline route (S1) in file for NHERs 22843-22856.
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 22 October 1986.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF57658 Map: Wymer, J.. 1986. Annotated copy of Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main Route Plan.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (1)

CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 15 2018 3:08PM