NHER 6665 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A polished axehead, made of flint, dating to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age periods.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1950. Found in garden.
Polished flint axe of grey flint about 14cm long, 11cm x 4.4cm, rounded oval cross section.
Find is marked on record map as plotted by R. R. Clarke (NCM) though this is not shown by OS as a garden.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF3596 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1956. Ancient axe-heads unearthed at Corpusty and Gayton. 27 June.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Corpusty.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 13 SW 3.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 10 2016 12:44PM