NHER 36177 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flaked flint axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
29 November 2000.
Part of Neolithic flaked axehead.
Butt end of flaked axe. Snapped transversely in antiquity. Greyish white patina with extensive spotty iron staining. Butt end is flat, section is lenticular with one face more convex than the other. No evidence of polish. Probably Neolithic. Dimensions greater than 87mm by 43mm by 22mm.
Identified by P. A. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 May 2000.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2018 11:45AM