NHER 8775 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic flint axehead from Watton is supposedly held by the British Museum as part of the Sturge Collection. However, attempts to identify this axehead have proved unsuccessful.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WATTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Celt [axehead] in British Museum Sturge Collection. Listed in (S1).
Information from (S2).
Not found by E. Rose (NAU). Not in Catalogue.
E. Rose (NAU).
There is a polished axehead from Watton in the British Museum's Sturge collection (Sturge.1177). This is almost certainly the object listed in (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2016.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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> SNF1746 Publication: Smith, R. A. 1931. The Sturge Collection: an illustrated selection of flints from Britain bequeathed in 1919 by William Allen Sturge. p 126.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Watton.
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
Jul 21 2016 12:45PM