NHER 41448 (Find Spot record) - Upper Palaeolithic or Mesolithic blade
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF74NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TITCHWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 7), Context 572:
10m to the south of the peat and silt exposure (Context 571, NHER 37324).
An Upper Palaeolithic or Mesolithic crested flint blade was found loose on the beach. The black patina of the flint may indicate that it originally came from the intercalated peat exposure or from buried Lower peat deposits.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 14 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- CRESTED BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic to Late Mesolithic - 40000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2019 6:08PM