NHER 6670 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished axehead, made of flint.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
July 1946.
Polished flint axe about 14cm long, chipped slight polish.
Grey Lincolnshire flint.
Found in removing trees.
Pointed oval cross section.
Sharpened.
Found in Old Covert TG 1130 3270 (centred) northeast of Shrub Farm.
Shown to R. R. Clarke (NCM) and [1] November 1946.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Corpusty (Saxthorpe).
- --- 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 M.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2016 10:21AM