NHER 5658 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Mesolithic, Neolithic and Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age worked flints, Santon (Lynford, poorly located)

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Summary

A large number of Neolithic and Beaker period worked flints in museums are recorded as being found at Santon. This includes Neolithic axeheads and harpoons and Beaker period barbed and tanged flint arrowheads. The exact nature and location of these discoveries are unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Unlocated Neolithic/Beaker flint (S1, S2 and S3) found at Santon.
See list and details in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 November 1982.

FINDS IN THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

1 "large wedge-shaped flint nodule from Santon…possibly used to soften hides by drawing them over it" (S8).

FINDS IN OTHER MUSEUMS

The Thetford Museum holds a number of flints that are recorded as having been found in Santon. These include several that were recovered by W. G. Clarke during the early 20th century. The Clarke finds include 2 Mesolithic punch blades (A618, A619; possibly THEHM : 1976.50). These were identified by R. Jacobi and are noted in (S9).
P. Watkins (HES), 12 August 2014.

OTHER KNOWN DISCOVERIES

In 1992 information on a polished flint axehead from Santon, Norfolk was found amongst the papers of Bill Cummins and passed to the Norwich Castle Museum. At the time it was recorded this object was in the 'F. S. Clarke Collection' (No 1236). See drawing (S10) and (S11).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 June 2018.

Associated Sources (20)

--- SNF7286 Article in Serial: Clark, W. G. 1905. Remains of the Neolithic Age in Thetford District. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt 1 (for 1904-1905) pp 25-35. pp 33-34.
--- SNF1292 Article in Serial: Clark, W. G. 1906. The Classification of Norfolk Flint Implements. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt 2 (for 1905-1906) pp 215-230. pp 229-230.
--- SNF7259 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1895. Neolithic Man in Thetford District. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VI Pt 1 (for 1894-95) pp 28-36. pp 29-30, 35.
--- SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 402.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF99174 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawing of a fragmentary Neolithic polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF5256 Publication: Clarke, W.G.. Mss 126. 2.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Lynford (Sawton) [5].
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Lynford Santon [4].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF1298 Serial: Society for Northern Research. 1906. Saga-Book of the Viking Club. Vol IV. pp 7, 237.
<S1> SNF80870 Illustration: Lawson, A.. 1980. Drawing of a Neolithic flint scraper.. Film. 1:1.
<S11> SNF90827 Record Card: Council for British Archaeology Implement Petrology Card. Misc1.
<S2> SNF80871 Illustration: Lawson, A.. 1980. Drawing of a Neolithic flint flake.. Film. 1:1.
<S3> SNF80869 Illustration: Lawson, A.. 1983. Drawing of a Neolithic flint core.. Film. 1:1.
<S6> SNF5301 Article in Serial: 1912. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt II (for 1910-11 and 1911-12) pp 233-241. p 235.
<S7> SNF5204 Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1922. Our Homeland Prehistoric Antiquities: and how to study them. p 38.
<S8> SNF1137 Article in Serial: 1908. Appendix No. II. List of local objects purchased for the museum with the grants made by the society to December 1905. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiqarian Society. Vol XII (New Series Vol VI) pp 12-13. p 12.
<S9> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10332.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (12)

BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
DISCOIDAL KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
HAMMERSTONE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
HARPOON (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2018 9:59AM