NHER 5498 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flaked axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic chipped flint axehead was found durign kerb-laying on the Fairstead Estate in 1966.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1966. Fairstead Estate, King's Lynn.
Chipped flint axe found in gutter after kerb-laying.
(S1) (information from NCM card).
(Is this accurate? Does the estate extend this far? Yes, E. Rose, NAU, 1990).
E. Rose (NAU).
See NHER 15478 for mill previously mentioned in this record.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 17 September 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. King's Lynn.
- --- 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. TF 62 SE 35.
- <S1> SNF2375 Serial: 1966. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1966. No 13.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2018 12:30PM