NHER 59649 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced possible Palaeolithic worked flints (Morton on the Hill, poorly located)

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Summary

At least one worked flint of possible Palaeolithic date from Morton was exhibited at a meeting of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia in 1934. These were described as being of "…degenerate Levallois type" and had apparently been recovered from beneath boulder clay deposits. There present whereabouts are unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	MORTON ON THE HILL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 23 May 1934. Stray Find.
At least one potentially Palaeolithic worked flint from Morton was exhibited by J. D. Solomon and J. P. T. Burchill at a meeting of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia on 23 May 1934 (S1). These were shown as part of a group of artefacts described as "Implements of degenerate Levallois type…apparently predating the Brown Boulder Clay".
As noted by Wymer on (S2) and in (S3), there is no evidence that these objects survive.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2014.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF1834 Article in Serial: 1934. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VII Pt III pp 427-430. p 428.
<S2> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Morton on the Hill.
<S3> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 55.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)

Object Types (1)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2016 12:05PM