NHER 6789 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished flint axehead
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Summary
In 1966 a Neolithic polished flint axehead was found during potato picking in a recently ploughed field, near the stream.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTHREPPS, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1966. Polished flint axehead found while potato picking in recently ploughed field near stream. [1]
Flint cobbles either side along stream edge. Possibly Linconshire flint. Around 700 yds (640m) northeast of Pointer's Farm.
Sketch (S1) in secondary file.
Compiled by E. B. Green (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Southrepps.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF82360 Unpublished Document: Yardley, C. J. 2011. The Mun Valley: Historic landscape Assessment and Landscape Character Assessment for Norfolk Coast Project. p 12.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
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
Mar 22 2021 9:26AM