NHER 7632 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead
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Summary
A Mesolithic tranchet-type flaked flint axehead was found here in 1957.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEVINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1957. Stray Find.
1 Mesolithic tranchet-type flint axehead. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1957.263). Information from (S1). This discovery was first reported in (S2) and is listed as a heavy tranchet axe in (S3). This object was also examined by R. Jacobi and is described in detail in (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 May 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S2> SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 3.
- <S3> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 207.
- <S4> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10267.
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 23 2017 11:47AM