NHER 6539 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A flaked Neolithic axehead was found on farm land at this site.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG03SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRISTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1958.
Axe. Flint nearly 1kg (2 pounds) weight 22cm (8 3/4 inches) long 9cm (3 1/2 inches) across greatest width. Shaped to narrow thin cutting edge at butt end. Found on farm land just in Briston parish beyond the Fulling Mill dividing Corpusty from Saxthorpe at ford of River Bure. See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Not polished.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Briston.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 2.
- <S1> SNF3545 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1958. Another flint axe. 26 June.
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
Jun 30 2016 4:08PM