NHER 59553 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Late Upper Palaeolithic flint long blade, Gamekeeper's Cottage, Two Mile Bottom (Thetford, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre 1938. Stray Find.
Pointed Upper Palaeolithic long blade (137mm in length). This object was identified by J. J. Wymer and P. Robins (NCM) amongst material collected by J. H. Capon now held by the Norwich Castle Museum ( NWHCM : 1938.160 : G). See (S1).
This object is recorded as having been found at "Gamekeeper's Cottage, Two Mile Bottom. This exact location of this site is unclear. The grid reference listed in (S1) (TL 8495 8705) is simply a general reference for the Two Mile Bottom area.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 July 2013.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF88036 Article in Serial: Robins, P. and Wymer, J. 2006. Late Upper Palaeolithic (Long Blade) Industries in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 86-95. p 95.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 25 2018 1:06PM