NHER 9144 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic chipped flint axe
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Summary
A Neolithic chipped flint axe was found in the parish around 1825. The exact location and nature of this find remains unknown.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Chipped flint axe found around 1825 in newly ploughed field (7 3/" long).
See (S1), (S2). Held in Sir Thomas Beever Collection (1887) and then in Sir Hugh Beever Collection (1921).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Quidenham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7980 Publication: Rolfe Collection Norfolk Illustrations. no.1058.
- <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 III; p 164 (Add MS 23055).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2018 8:49PM