NHER 9620 (Find Spot record) - ?Mesolithic flint blade core
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Summary
In 1958 a prehistoric flint blade core of possible Mesolithic date was recovered from this area.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1958. Stray Find.
Found west of Griffin Inn:
1 prehistoric flint core. Donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1958.197). Information from (S1). Although originally recorded are either Neolithic or modern, this piece was later re-examined by R. Jacobi and is recorded in (S2) as a single-platform blade core - suggesting it may well be Mesolithic.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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 20 NE 43.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Thorpe St Andrew.
- <S2> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10383.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BLADE CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2016 8:34AM