NHER 2998 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic pick
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELSING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1930. Casual Find.
A Neolithic flint pick was found on the banks of the Wensum on Penny Spot Farm while digging a hole for a post.
The pick was altered from an adze and measures 33cm long and 5cm wide, with polish on the tip and a flake scar on one side.
Information from (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
1986.
Informant states that local people say the pick was found in the small wood at a grid reference known as The Bog.
E. Rose (NAU) 13 January 1986.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Elsing.
- --- 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. TG 01 NW 7.
- <S1> SNF4019 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1930. Eastern Daily Press. 6 December.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PICK (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
May 17 2016 11:22AM