NHER 5125 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic worked flints

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Summary

A Neolithic adze, two knives, a chisel and two scrapers were found at the beginning of the 20th century. The exact location and nature of these discoveries are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Around 1908 to 1909.
One small adze.
See (S1).

1909.
Knife - large oblong with convex back (S2).

1914.
Large chipped knife with convex faces. 10.6cm (4.2 inches) x 3.6cm (1.4 inches).
See (S1), (S2) and (S3).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Around 1910.
One chipped chisel.
See (S4).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Around 1908.
Circular scraper diameter 3.04cm (1.2 inches) (S5).

Around 1914.
1 side-scraper.
See (S3).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Lynford (Tofts West) [3].
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: 1909. Appendix II. Purchases by the curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology with grants from the Council. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiqarian Society. Vol XIV (New Series Vol VIII) pp 59-62. p 59.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: 1911. Appendix II. Purchases by the curator of the museum of Archaeology and Ethnology with grants from the Council. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiqarian Society. Vol XV (New Series Vol IX) pp 10-12. p 11.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: 1915. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Vol XIX, p 95. pp 89, 101.
  • <S4> 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.
  • <S5> Article in Serial: 1909. Appendix. Purchases by the curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology with grants from the Council. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiqarian Society. Vol XIII (New Series Vol VII) pp 7-11. p 8.
  • ADZE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 6 2016 4:08PM

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