NHER 24636 (Find Spot record) - Scandinavian Neolithic axehead

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Summary

A Neolithic flint flaked axehead found in 1986. The axehead probably originated in Scandinavia.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF93NE
Civil Parish	GUNTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

Summer 1986. Found after cultivation.
Grey cherty brown stained flint axe of Scandinavian type, (S1).
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU)
W. Milligan (NCM) 19 November 1988.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF60657 Correspondence: Green, E. B.. 1986. Letter. 28 November.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF90525 Illustration: Abigail, N.. 1986. Drawing of a Neolithic Scandinavian axe.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (1)

FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Gunthorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 15 2016 5:12PM