NHER 7391 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead and other, prehistoric and medieval to modern finds

1959. Stray Find.
Found in ploughing:
Neolithic chipped, partly polished flint axehead.
This find is noted in local press articles (S1) and (S2), being pictured in the latter along with a Neolithic polished axehead that was found nearby the following year (recorded as NHER 7392). This object is amongst those listed in (S3).
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1960.150).
Information from record card (S4).
See also photograph (S5) - a copy of which was originally reproduced in (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 January 2024.

January-February 2025. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms (Fields 157 and 158).
No significant concentrations of material were identified. Finds recovered included:
1 prehistoric retouched blade and 1 blade-like flake.
10 copper alloy unidentified objects, 2 lead identified objects, 5 pieces of lead waste and an iron unidentified object.
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
1 ?medieval pottery sherd.
Medieval/post-medieval mount.
3 post-medieval coins, 9 buttons and a buckle.
6 post-medieval/modern buttons, a spoon, ?mount, 2 lead palm guards, lead mount, lead cloth or bag seal and lead spindle whorl.
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
Expanded to whole field. Former extent recorded as Context 1.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2025.