NHER 2446 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished stone axehead, found before 1972.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOWNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Before 1972.
Polished stone axe found during re-surfacing work in lay by on A10 road by Crow Hall, Denver.
Possibly Intrusive and not in situ.
Petrology: N142, greenstone. See (S1).
Information from KLM.
T. Clough (NCM)
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Denver.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 SW 12.
- --- SNF50967 Unpublished Document: 1973. Letter from owner. 17 January.
- <S1> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2016 9:03AM