NHER 4845 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints, possibly including ?Palaeolithic handaxe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1914. Stray Find.
In an article publised in 1914 (S1) J. S. Warburton described having recovered prehistoric worked flints at a site located 200 yards [180m] to the south of Methwold village. On (S2) this site is listed as being on "R. Parrott's land on Brandon Road, west of Glebe House [TL 740 939]. According to (S1) a "few implements" had been recovered by 1914, although two that had been found were of "ancient type". These were described as a "…small Cisbury axe" and an object that was identifed by R. A. Smith as being "strongly suggestive of a hand axe which…is not later than Aurignac". Although these identifications are far from convincing they do suggest that at least one Palaeolithic object had been recovered.
Although (S2) indicates that Warburtons finds were given to the Norwich Castle Museum in 1929, it is not possible to identify this material in the current museum records (possibly NWHCM : 1929.153?). This site is noted on (S3) and in (S4), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 November 2013.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 79 SW 4.
- <S1> SNF8531 Article in Serial: Warburton, J. S. 1914. Some Implements of 'Cissbury Type' found in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt IV (for 1913-14) pp 420-427. p 426.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Methwold.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Methwold.
- <S4> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 23047.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 16 2016 2:05PM