NHER 9088 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished flint axehead
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Summary
In 1846 a Neolithic polished flint axehead was found in Attleborough parish. The exact location and nature of its discovery are uncertain.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1846.
Polished axe - large white patinated flint axe
Polished or igneous in (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF775 Article in Monograph: 1851. Catalogue of Antiquities. Exhibited in the Museum formed during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, held at Norwich, in 1847. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the City. Archaeological Institute. pp xxiii-lvi. p xxv.
- --- 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 I; f.40 (Add MS 23053).
- --- SNF7977 Publication: Rolfe Collection Norfolk Illustrations. no.1055.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Attleborough.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
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 8:59PM