NHER 8214 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axehead was found 'many years' before 1911. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | INGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Many years before 1911.
Flint axehead.
See (S1).
?Same as polished implement in Colman Collection, Carrow 1907.
See (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Suggested in (S3) as having been found with Bronze Age hoard (NHER 8216) - but mistake?
E. Rose (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Ingham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF3662 Newspaper Article: 1911. Eastern Daily Press. 28 March.
- <S2> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409.
- <S3> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
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
Sep 18 2013 2:33PM