NHER 467 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint blades, Carrow Hill
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Summary
At some time prior to 1947 three long Mesolithic flint blades were found by a Corporation workman at the top of Carrow Hill.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Before 1947. Stray Find.
Found by Corporation workman [1] on top of Carrow Hill:
3 Mesolithic long flint flakes. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1965.363).
Information from (S1).
These flints are listed in (S2) and described in (S3) as punch blades.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 July 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 272.
- <S1> SNF87217 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Mesolithic.
- <S2> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 211.
- <S3> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10312.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 14 2016 2:05PM