NHER 6887 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic/Neolithic flint axes
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Summary
Two small Mesolithic or Neolithic flint axes were found on the surface of this field in 1971.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PASTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1971. Stray Find.
Surface finds in sugar beet field:
2 Mesolithic/Neolithic small chipped flint axes. Recorded as a Neolithic by (S1), but noted as a having Mesolithic affinities. See drawings (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 June 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Paston.
- <S2> SNF81884 Illustration: Clough, T. 1971. Drawings of two Mesolithic/Neolithic flaked flint axeheads from Paston. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2017 4:15PM