NHER 36660 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic and Neolithic flint axeheads

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Summary

In 2001 a broken Mesolithic flint axehead and a partially-polished Neolithic flint axehead were found in close proximity at this location.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SE
Civil Parish TUNSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

2001 or earlier. Stray Find.
A 'stone axe' and 'flint spearhead' found.
Not seen.
D. Gurney (NLA), 20 July 2001.

Pre 2002. Stray Find.
1 Mesolithic broken flint ?tranchet axehead.
1 Neolithic partially polished flint axehead. See drawing (S1).
These are likely to be the two previously reported finds.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 April 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 June 2014.

  • --- Illustration: Robins, P. 2002. Drawing of a Neolithic partially-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • AXEHEAD (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SPEAR (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 1 2017 12:05PM

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