NHER 8772 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished flint axehead
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Summary
At sometime prior to 1850 a Neolithic flint axehead was recovered from Watton. The exact location and circumstances of its discovery remains unknown.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WATTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Polished flint axe 160mm long - ochrous patina.
Shown to British Archaeological Association in 1850. See (S1).
Part of Threxton House Collection in 1936 (given in 1850). See (S2) and (S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Watton.
- --- 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. TF 90 SW 35.
- <S1> SNF821 Serial: 1851. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. vol.VI p.157.
- <S2> SNF4280 Documentary Source: Various. Additional drawings, engravings, etc. collected by Dawson Turner to illustrate Blomefield's "History of Norfolk"; 1846-1857. Add MS 23053-23062. Vol IX; f.147 (Add MS 23061).
- <S3> SNF7339 Article in Serial: Barton, T. 1852. Notices of the Town and Parish of Watton. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 394-414. p 396.
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 13 2018 8:26PM