NHER 61206 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint flakes, Great Heath (North Elmham, poorly located)

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Summary

At some time prior to May 2005 a number of Palaeolithic primary flint flakes were recovered at an unknown location within the area known as Great Heath.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORTH ELMHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Unknown date. Stray Find.
Found during ploughing on Great Heath (an area of land to the north west of North Elmham park):
6 Palaeolithic flint flakes. Small rolled and stained primary flakes.
Identified by J. J. Wymer.
Information from (S1).
According to (S1) "many flakes" from this area were subsequently seen by Wymer in May 2005.

Wymer also recorded a number of Palaeolithic flint flakes that were found near Thornhill Farm, on the edge of Great Heath. These were probably found around the same time. See NHER 61207 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 January 2016.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. North Elmham (Great Heath).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

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

Object Types (2)

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

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2016 12:05PM