NHER 30179 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
In 1993 a Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found on the beach at Caister on Sea.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG51SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTER ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1993. Stray Find.
Found on beach:
1 Palaeolithic ovate flint handaxe. Very rolled. See drawing (S1). Donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1993.202).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
Noted on (S2) and listed in (S3), (S4) and (S5), although no additional information is given.
W. Milligan (NCM), 21 November 1993. Amended by P. Watkins (HES).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF77152 Illustration: Robins, P. 1993. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Caister on Sea. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Caister.
- <S3> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-6, No.1.
- <S4> SNF81597 Article in Serial: Robins, P., Wymer, J. J. and Parfitt, S. 2008. Handaxe Finds on the Norfolk Beaches. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt III pp 412-415. p 415.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22666.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 6 2016 4:45PM