NHER 8187 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead
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Summary
A Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead was found here during potato harvesting in 1974.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DILHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1974. Stray Find.
Found while harvesting potatoes (soil medium loam but rather marshy):
Mesolithic flint tranchet axe. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2). First reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 June 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF79889 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1974. Drawing of a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead from Dilham. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S3> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 3.
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 9 2014 7:20PM