NHER 9959 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic polished stone axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'About 1960. Polished stone axehead (NCM L.1970.1), surface find on sandy field, part of Fir Grove Farm. Sliced soon after discovery - Whin Sill Group XVIII N125 (Prof F. W. Shotton)'. (S1).
NCM card.
When Farm visited by E. Rose (NAU), 7 August 1978 source stated that this was really the same as the axe recorded by NCM as TM 19 NE/21, formerly county number NHER 9960 - '1954. Stone axe found northeast of Fir Grove'.
When it was first found informant 1 gave it to daughter of informant 2 who was at Birmingham University; later it was returned and he loaned it to NCM not knowing it had been reported by informant 2.
The grid ref for NHER 9959 is the correct one, but it was found in 1954.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF90756 Article in Serial: Williams-Thorpe, O., Webb, P. C. and Jones, M. C. 2003. Non-destructive geochemical and magnetic characterisation of Group XVIII dolerite stone axes and shaft-hole implements from England. Journal of Archaeological Science. Vol 30 pp 1237-1267.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Wreningham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2014 1:49PM