NHER 4956 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Mesolithic borers (Cranwich, poorly located)
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Summary
Three Mesolithic borers found between 1910 and 1912 at an unknown location.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
One borer found about 1910, one borer found about 1912. One borer with expanding triangular
base, broad flat point 9cm by 7.5cm (3.6 inches by 3 inches) found in about 1914. (S1), , (S3), (S4), (S5).
Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
R. R. Clark (NCM).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF1483 Article in Serial: 1911. Report 1910-11.. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Vol XV p 52.
- --- SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF1457 Article in Serial: 1912. Appendix II. Purchases by the curator of the museum of Archaeology and Ethnology with grants from the Council. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XVI (New Series Vol X) pp 10-13. p 10.
- <S3> SNF1583 Article in Serial: 1915. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Vol XIX, p 95. p 95.
- <S4> SNF1583 Article in Serial: 1915. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Vol XIX, p 95. p 99.
- <S5> SNF1652 Article in Serial: Layard, N. F. 1919. Flint Tools Showing Well-defined Finger-grips. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History. Vol XVII Pt 1 pp 1-12. Pl XIII.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BORER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2018 5:32PM