NHER 9140 (Find Spot record) - Two Neolithic flint axeheads
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Summary
Around 1822 two Neolithic axeheads were found during the digging of trenches. One was a flaked flint axehead, the other a polished flint axehead. The exact location and nature of their 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
About 1822 while trenching for plantation on former Attleborough Common near borders of Attleborough, Hargham and Old Buckenham.
Polished flint axehead
See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Also waisted axe.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) and A. J. Lawson (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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.
- <S1> 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.39 (Add MS 23053).
- <S2> SNF7978 Publication: Rolfe Collection Norfolk Illustrations. No 1056. 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2018 8:43PM