NHER 6763 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic or later quartzite pebble mace

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Summary

In 1974 a battered quartzite pebble macehead with an hour glass perforation was recovered on the surface of a newly drained and ploughed field. These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG23NW
Civil Parish	SOUTHREPPS, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1974. Stray Find.
Found by [1] on surface of newly drained and ploughed field:
1 Mesolithic or later quartzite pebble macehead with assymetrically-placed hour-glass perforation. Battered both ends, no polishing. Petrology No. N208. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2).
These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 June 2014.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF91643 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1975. Drawing of a Mesolithic or later quartzite pebble mace. Card. 1:1.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)

Object Types (1)

PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)

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Southrepps (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 26 2014 2:14PM