NHER 23862 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead and core rejuvenation flake
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1984. Fieldwalking.
Worked flints found by [1] (finder's Site No. 210c). Initially few details were known about these find, the only information being a note written on a NCM map sheet (S1). It does however appear that at least two Mesolithic worked flints were recovered here:
A flint core tablet [rejuvenation flake] was donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.32.87).
A tranchet axehead examined by R. Jacobi also appears to have been recovered at this site. This object is described in (S2) as a medium tranchet adze with a tranchet blow on each side. The finder's site number and grid reference listed (TG 131 062) place it at this location.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2014.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 29 2020 8:55AM