NHER 44755 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axehead and Roman quernstone

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Summary

In the 1950s a Roman puddingstone quern was found on the ground surface in this area. Later, at sometime between 1990-95, a Neolithic polished flint axehead was recovered from the same site.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BARNHAM BROOM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1950s. Stray Find.
Casual find on land belonging to Manor Farm:
1 Roman puddingstone quern (top stone, hertfordshire).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NCM). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 August 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 10 April 2014.

Between 1990 and 1995. Stray Find.
1 Neolithic polished flint axehead.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 May 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 10 April 2014.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Barnham Broom (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 5 2020 10:30PM