NHER 28074 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint flake
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BROOME, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1978. Stray Find.
Found by [1] in the gravel workings on Broome Heath (Context 1):
1 Palaeolithic rolled primary flint flake. Discovered in situ in bedded gravel 2.5m below the surface. Retained by finder.
This flake and its discovery are described on (S1), which also has a rough sketch of the object. It is also noted in (S2) and listed in (S3) and (S4), although no additional information is given.
R. Rickett (NAU), 30 August 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 February 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Broome (Broome Heath).
- <S2> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 70.
- <S3> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. WNY-2, No.10.
- <S4> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22703.
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
Apr 8 2022 12:40PM