NHER 2687 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished flint axehead and fragment
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Summary
In 1956 the cutting edge of a Neolithic polished flint axehead, as well as a single whole axehead, were recovered from this area.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH PICKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1956. 1 1/8 miles (1.81km) northwest of church.
Cutting edge of polished flint axehead, also a whole one, given away.
In NCM.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Letter in file seems to refer to this, from attached sketch map (S1).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Pickenham (South).
- --- 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 80 NW 24.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 4.
- <S1> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
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
Apr 26 2022 8:01AM