NHER 5598 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic tools
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Summary
A number of Neolithic objects, including a flaked axehead, a discoidal knife, a leaf arrowhead, and a number of flakes were recovered from the parish of Weeting with Broomhill. The exact date and location of this discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
March 1941.
Polished stone axe. Parrott Collection. 622C. Found north of Brickkiln Farm. Petrology N.119 Group VI. Information from (S1), (S2).
T. Clough (NAU).
Also discoidal knife, leaf arrowhead, flakes, axes, including one end polished, also a p.t.d arrowhead. In NCM [1].
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Weeting.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7556 Publication: Parrott Coll. Ms Catalogue.
- <S2> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (7)
- DISCOIDAL KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2013 10:52AM