NHER 5467 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic and Iron Age finds
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Summary
A Neolithic chipped flint axehead found in 1975. Neolithic flint flakes, a scraper and fragments of Iron Age pottery have also been found on the site.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1975. Ploughed field surface.
Chipped flint axe, Neolithic, slightly waisted, end expanded.
Drawn A.K. Gregory (NAU), see (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
From same (very approximate) location, Mildenhall Museum () has two flint flakes and a fragmentary scraper, also some possibly Iron Age sherds, ex [1].
Information from F. Healy (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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 78 NW 46.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 8.
- <S1> SNF80818 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1975. Drawing of a Neolithic chipped flint axehead.. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2021 7:50AM