NHER 24938 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint flake
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Pre September 1988. Stray Find.
Found in spoil heap from pipe trench in road (grid reference by finder, no map supplied):
1 Palaeolithic large primary flint flake. 77 mm along major axis from prominent cone of percussion. Plain butt. Rolled and stained brown. Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). This discovery reported in (S1) and the flake itself is now held by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1998.147.12). Also noted on (S2).
J. J. Wymer (NAU) 14 November 1988. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 December 2013.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2016 4:40PM