NHER 62145 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic handaxe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2017. Stray find. [1].
Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe of asymmetrical plan form with one long main meandering cutting edge, and a stout tip with two parallel tranchet blows to sharpen it, and a shorter, and straighter cutting edge to the other lateral side, truncated by a concave patch of worn pale brown cortex.
This find is part of a museum display at the Museum 4 Watton (Accession No.: M4W170005).
Found in the area of disused Marl pit at the end of Dunnett's close, Ashill. No other information given.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 600000 BC to 150001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 7 2022 12:19PM