NHER 9251 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic antler axe and animal remains, River Tiffey dredgings

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Summary

A Mesolithic axe made from the antler of a red deer and other animal remains (including sheep/goat, cattle and red deep bones) were dredged from the river in 1974.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish KIMBERLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1974. Stray Find.
From dredgings of River Tiffey.
?Mesolithic red deer antler 'axe'. Identified by R. Jacobi (British Museum) who took a peat sample for pollen analysis. Information from (S1). Also originally suggested as a potentially Bronze Age object. See (S2).

Also other faunal remains including red deer antlers (shed and sawn); Bos primigenius vertebra and ribs; Bos Primigenius or Longifrons scapula, tibia; sheep/goat tibia/fibula, skull and rib and sheep/goat or deer metapoidal. Identified by P. Lawrance. Information from (S3).

These discoveries were reported in (S4). The finds themselves are now held by the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.330).
E. Rose (NAU). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 February 2014.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Kimberley.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
  • <S2> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Kimberly.
  • <S3> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S4> Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 5.
  • WORKED OBJECT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)

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Record last edited

Feb 25 2014 9:03AM

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