NHER 2797 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead from Bittering Street
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1955. Stray Find.
Found at Bittering Street:
Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2), which initially incorrectly recorded this find as being from Beeston with Bittering parish. It is also listed in (S3) as being from Beeston with Bittering [1].
The object was presented to the NCM by [2] in 1981 as part of the Puddy collection (NWHCM : 1984.9.1)
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU) 7 December 1981. Information from (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 May 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NE 4.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81354 Illustration: Howlett, D. R. 1955. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Gressenhall.
- <S3> SNF86166 Serial: 1955. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 2. p 4.
- <S4> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
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
May 30 2018 11:57AM