NHER 41636 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or modern flint 'handaxe'

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Summary

A Neolithic or modern flint handaxe-shaped implement was found in cliffs in 2004. It shoud be noted that this is not the only such object to be recovered in the area. In around 2007-2008 another handaxe-like implement of either Neolithic or modern date was found on the beach opposite the Hopton Holiday Village (NHER 60548).

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM59NW
Civil Parish	HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 27), Context 191:
A Neolithic or modern flint axe was found within an alcove in the Corton cliffs. It was located loose on the sloping face of a sand cliff above the level of the sea wall.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 27 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 SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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 (2)

Object Types (2)

AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
AXEHEAD (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)

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Hopton on Sea (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 21 2019 6:58PM