NHER 9289 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axe and Roman pottery
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Summary
Part of a Neolithic flint axe head was found at this site in 1957. Roman pottery was also discovered here.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAWBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1957. On council building estate in black soil at depth of 15 cm (6 inches).
Part of flint axe head. Possibly same as chipped axe from same site finder reported in 1953.
Reported in (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
1953. On new housing estate south of Heckering Lane.
Roman pottery found.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Bawburgh.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Bawburugh.
- --- 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. TG 10 NE 42; TG 10 NE 45.
- --- SNF7331 Unpublished Document: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1974. The Archaeological Implications of the Norwich Southern By-Pass. p 12.
- <S1> SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 2 2016 11:41AM