NHER 64528 (Find Spot record) - Middle Palaeolithic and medieval/post-medieval finds, Bacton beach
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Unstratified finds recovered on the section of Bacton beach from Cable Gap Access Ramp to Coast Road North End, Bacton/Walcott Boundary.
October-December 2015. Stray Find.
Objects found on foreshore by [1].
Details to Follow.
E. McDonald, 10 December 2020.
June 2019-February 2022. Stray Find. [2].
Recovered by [3] from dredged sands deposited on the beach as part of the Autumn 2019 Bacton to Walcott Sandscaping Scheme:
1 Middle Palaeolithic flint probable Levallois point.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 October 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.
June 2020. Stray find. [4].
Recovered from dredged sands deposited on the beach as part of the Autumn 2019 Bacton to Walcott Sandscaping Scheme:
1 Middle Palaeolithic small cleaver-like flint handaxe.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 May 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.
August-September 2021. Stray find. [5].
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 13 September 2022.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 250000 BC to 250000 BC)
- LEVALLOIS FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic - 250000 BC to 250000 BC)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 18th Century - 1066 AD to 1701 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 31 2024 2:45PM