NHER 8154 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished axehead, found in 1880 during the construction of a railway cutting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1880.
Neolithic polished celt found during making of railway cutting at Plumstead.
See (S1) and (S2), shown by Fitch but not in Norwich Castle Museum.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Plumstead (Great).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 SE 13.
- <S1> SNF978 Article in Serial: 1884. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings at General and Committee Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol IX pp 359-369. p 363.
- <S2> SNF7764 Article in Serial: [unknown]. Proc. N. Geol. Soc.. Vol 1, p 125.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 11:51AM