NHER 30725 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic/Bronze Age flint axe, adze or dagger
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Summary
Ploughing at this location in 1993 found a Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age flint axe/adze/unfinished dagger. This object was initially believed to be an Upper Palaeolithic flint point.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1993. Stray Find.
Found while ploughing up old orchard:
1 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age axe or adze or unfinished dagger. Drawn (S1).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM). Initially recorded as an Upper Palaeolithic flint point or Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age dagger/knife. See descriptions in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 11 May 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 July 2014.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- DAGGER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Nov 5 2014 1:00PM