NHER 23244 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished axehead and prehistoric flakes from Newfound Hill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LETHERINGSETT WITH GLANDFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
9 November 1986. Found while beating.
Side of Newfound Hill.
Beautiful polished flint axe, ceremonial use, (S1).
Information from [1].
Penes [2]
Identified by J.J. Wymer (NAU).
W. Milligan (NCM), 26 November 1987.
6 April 1987. Fieldwalking for half an hour by J.J. Wymer, [2] and [3].
Thin scatter flakes only.
Eight flakes with 50m radius on field side of axe findspot. All crudely struck and undiagnostic but prehistoric.
J.J. Wymer (NAU), 27 July 1987.
Presumably this is the axe now displayed at the Glandford Shell Museum where it is labelled as 'found half a mile west of the church'.
E. Rose (NLA), 24 October 1997.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2025 10:52AM