NHER 9884 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe, Neolithic polished flint axehead and Bronze Age palstave

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Summary

A Palaeolithic flint handaxe, a Neolithic polished flint axehead and a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave were found in a gravel pit here in 1964.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20SE
Civil Parish FRAMINGHAM EARL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1964. Stray Find.
Found by [1] in gravel pit, about 54m north-east of school:
1 Palaeolithic ovate flint handaxe. See drawing (S1). Information from (S2). This handaxe is noted on (S3) and listed in (S4)-(S7), although no additional information is given.
1 Neolithic broken chipped and polished flint axehead. See drawing (S8). Information from (S9).
1 Bronze Age copper alloy palstave (damaged). See drawing (S10). Information from (S11).
These discoveries were reported in (S12).
Complied by E. B. Green (NCM). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 March 2014.

7 August 1996. Field Visit.
Site visited by J. J. Wymer. Pit remains open but wooded. South part partially backfilled for diversion of Long Lane.
Information from (S3); see sketch on reverse.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 January 2016.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SE 25.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Milligan, W. 1964. Drawing of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Framingham Earl.. Card. 1:1.
  • <S10> Illustration: Milligan, W. 1964. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave from Framingham Earl. Find Illustration. Card. 1:1.
  • <S11> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Framingham Earl.
  • <S12> Serial: 1964. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1964. No 11. p 3.
  • <S2> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
  • <S3> Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Framlingham Earl (gravel pit NE of school).
  • <S4> Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 231.
  • <S5> Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 69.
  • <S6> Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 67.
  • <S7> Website: TERPS online database. Site 22657.
  • <S8> Illustration: Milligan, W. 1964. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axehead from Framingham Earl.. Card. 1:1.
  • <S9> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Framingham Earl.
  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2016 4:29PM

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