NHER 61436 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic flint handaxe (Aylsham, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
In March 2016 a handaxe from Norfolk was auctioned by [1]. The sale particulars indicate that this object came with a collector's label reading "Palaeolithic Found at Aylsham Norfolk, c.7000-8000 BC". It was described as a broad handaxe in dark grey flint with damage to its tip. Apparently this object was from "an old American collection". See [2].
This object was put up for sale with another implement described as an axe of possible Late Mesolithic date. It is not clear whether this second object was also from Aylsham.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 March 2016.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2016 12:28PM