NHER 2753 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint saw, near Thetford Warren Lodge

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Summary

Around 1917 a double-edged flint saw of possible Mesolithic date was recovered from an unknown location near Thetford Warren Lodge (NHER 2760). See NHER for details of other Mesolithic finds found on Thetford Warren around this time.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre January 1917. Stray Find.
A double edge flint saw found near Thetford Warren Lodge was exhibited by W. G. Clarke at a meeting of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia on 8 January 1917. This object is illustrated in (S1), where it is described as being "…of black flint, with nearly 30 teeth on each edge…". Subsquently identified as Mesolithic.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 July 2013.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
--- 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. TL 88 SW 11.
<S1> SNF1556 Article in Serial: 1917. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol II Pt III (for 1916-17) pp 459-466. p 461; Fig 95.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Object Types (1)

SAW (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 7 2016 11:11AM