NHER 3350 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint flake and possibly also a handaxe (West Winch, poorly located)

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Summary

At some time prior to 1946 a Palaeolithic flint flake was found at an unknown location in the parish of West Winch. It has also been suggested that the King's Lynn Museum holds an unprovenanced handaxe from West Winch, although it is possible that this is actually an implement from East Winch (see NHER 3397).

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Palaeolithic finds known to have been recovered in West Winch parish, but with no additional information regarding provenance.

FINDS IN THE NORWICH CASTLE MUSEUM

The Norwich Castle Museum hold a single abraded Palaeolithic flint flake from West Winch. This object is part of a larger collection of prehistoric worked flints (NWHCM : 1946.164.36) and its exact provenance is not known. Although described by (S1) as a "flake tool" it was listed by Roe (S2) as an unretouched flake.
This find is also noted on (S3) and in (S4), (S5) and (S6), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 August 2013.

OTHER FINDS

On (S3) and in (S4) Wymer described an unprovenanced handaxe from West Winch in the King's Lynn Museum. From (S3) it is clear that this object is an unprovenanced handaxe recorded by the KLM as being marked "SW" "EW" (KILLM : 2001.575). Until (S3) was examined it appeared that this object was the most likely candidate for a handaxe from East Winch described in (S7) and recorded as being in the KLM (NHER 3397). Both the description and dimensions given in the museum's records are consistent with those of the published implement. It is also notable that Roe (S2) lists no unprovenanced handaxes from West Winch in the KLM.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 August 2013.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
<S2> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 242.
<S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. West Winch.
<S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. pp 41, 43.
<S5> SNF88239 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 9 (Great Ouse) and 12 (Yorkshire and the Lincolnshire Wolds). Wessex Archaeology. N&W-2, No. 15.
<S6> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 23074.
<S7> SNF2188 Article in Serial: Baden-Powell, D. F. W. 1950. Palaeoliths from the Fen District. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XVI pp 29-41. p 39; Fig 15.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

Object Types (2)

FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2020 10:39AM