NHER 9882 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
In 1963 a Palaeolithic flint handaxe was recovered in this field.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | YELVERTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1963. Stray Find.
Found in field by [1]:
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Made on flake with part of cortex remaining. Ocherous staining. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2).
This handaxe is listed in (S3) and also noted on (S4) and in (S5), (S6) and (S7). In all cases no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2014.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF90888 Illustration: Milligan, W. 1963. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe (made on flake) from Yelverton. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic. Yelverton.
- <S3> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 242.
- <S4> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Yelverton.
- <S5> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 69.
- <S6> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-4, No.23.
- <S7> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22651.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 1 2016 9:25AM