NHER 52948 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe

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Summary

A Lower/Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe was recovered on this part of Horsey beach at low water in 2009.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG42SE
Civil Parish HORSEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

DO NOT ADD FINDS TO THIS RECORD. See [2].

Before 3 June 2009. Stray Find.
Found on beach at low water at approximately [1]:
1 Lower/Middle Palaeolithic pointed ovate flint handaxe. See drawing (S1).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), July 2009. See description in file.
R. Crawford (NLA), 11 August 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2014.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Robins, P. 2009. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Horsey. Paper. 1:1.
  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 29 2021 11:59AM

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