NHER 25075 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead
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Summary
A Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead was found here in 1988.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH ELMHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 1988. Surface find.
1 Mesolithic heavy tranchet axe of grey/black flint. See drawing (S1).
Information from R. Silvester (NAU).
This discovery was reported in (S2) and (S3).
J. Wymer (NAU), 17 January 1989. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 August 2013.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF89764 Illustration: Wymer, J. J. 1989. Drawing of a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead from North Elmham. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87170 Article in Serial: 1989. Archaeological Discoveries for 1988. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 34 pp 32-61. p 37.
- <S3> SNF2910 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. 1990. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1989. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt I pp 96-106. p 98.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Aug 5 2014 9:01AM