NHER 59993 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
A Palaeolithic flint cordate handaxe was found here during gardening in 1977.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHEDGRAVE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1977. Stray Find.
Found by [1] during gardening in walled garden to east of Langley Hall:
1 Palaeolithic cordate handaxe. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1977.244).
Information from (S1).
This handaxe is listed on (S2) and in (S3), (S4) and (S5), although no additional information is given.
Previously recorded under NHER 10362.
P. Watkins (HES), 27 February 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Chedgrave (Langley Park).
- <S3> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 71.
- <S4> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-5, No.2.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22665.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 29 2016 12:15PM