NHER 6898 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead
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Summary
A Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead was found here in 1960.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1960. Stray Find.
1 Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead. See drawing (S1). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1961.136). Information from (S2). Also noted in (S3), although no additional information is given. Notes in with the object itself would appear to suggest that it was actually identified by Jacobi are more likely Neolithic.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 June 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 2.
- <S1> SNF91657 Illustration: Howlett, D. R. 1960. Drawing of a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead from Bacton. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S3> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10151.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC?)
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Record last edited
Jun 30 2020 11:36AM