NHER 59947 (Find Spot record) - Lower/Middle Palaeolithic handaxe, Roman and medieval pottery sherds Lower/Middle Palaeolithic handaxe, Roman and medieval pottery sherds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SEA PALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Unstratified finds recovered on the section of Sea Palling beach from Waxham access ramp to Poplar Farm access.
May 2013. Stray Find. [1].
45 Roman pottery sherds.
4 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2013.
December 2013-January 2014. Stray Find. [2].
Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe of cordate plan form in good condition (S1).
It is difficult to judge whether this piece was worked from a frost fracture of a larger flint, a larger hammer struck flake, or a suitably sized piece of tabular or amoebic flint.
Information from PAS import.
Object found on foreshore by [3].
Site extended from Waxham access ramp to Poplar Farm access. Previously extent mapped at [4].
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 10 December 2020.
October-December 2015. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [5].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF102271 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2018. Drawing of a Lower Palaeolithic handaxe, Wymer type J. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (3)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 450000 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 28 2024 5:54AM