NHER 3736 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May 1966. Stray Find.
Found by roadside by [1]:
1 Palaeolithic chipped flint "cleaver".
This discovery was reported in (S1) and the object itself donated to the King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 1966.37). Information from (S2).
This object was examined by J. J. Wymer and described on (S3) as a pointed handaxe (15cm long), in sharp condition. It is suggested in (S4) that it may have been cast up by drain digging. This find is also listed in (S5) and (S6), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 December 2013.
Called a 'polished axe' on (S7) but apparently the same find. Correct grid reference obtained.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 September 1981.
29 June 1980. Field Visit.
Site visited by J. J. Wymer. On slight rise above flood plain of tributary of the Nar almost at 100' [30.5m] O.D. Slight rise to valley on south-east side.
Information from (S3).
P. Watkins (HES), 30 January 2016.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2375 Serial: 1966. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1966. No 13. p 3.
- <S2> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Gayton.
- <S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 41.
- <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 SNF88239 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1996.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. 3.
- <S6> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 23064.
- <S7> SNF52553 Map: King's Lynn Museum. KLM 6 inch Record Map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 150001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 5 2021 8:11AM