NHER 8706 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished stone axehead
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Summary
In 1960 a polished stone axehead was found on the surface of a field here. The material it was made from was identified as greenstone from southwest England.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1960. Found in field adjoining Shipdham - Watton road, west of Ash Farm (Ordnance Survey plot 696).
Polished stone axehead.
Listed on (S1) and noted on (S2 and S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Petrology: N.54, greenstone from southwest England?
Geolological Survey enquiry 2027.
Held by NCM.
See (S4).
E. B. Green (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 5.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Saham Toney.
- <S3> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 90 SW 18.
- <S4> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
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
Apr 14 2016 1:09PM