NHER 10980 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Palaeolithic handaxe (Burston with Shimpling, poorly located)

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Summary

A Palaeolithic flint handaxe described as a 'celt' was found at an unknown location in this parish in 1881.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BURSTON WITH SHIMPLING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre May 1881. Stray Find.
In 1881 an object described as a "very fine Palaeolithic celt found at Burston" was exhibited at a meeting of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society by Rev. J. W. Millard (S1). Information from (S2).
This discovery was also noted in (S3) and is likely to be the reason that Burston was listed in (S4) as one of the locations that had produced Palaeolithic material prior to 1907. This probable handaxe is listed in (S5) and noted on (S6). It is also noted in (S7), (S8) and (S9), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 January 2014.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF978 Article in Serial: 1884. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings at General and Committee Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol IX pp 359-369. p 363.
<S2> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
<S3> SNF4573 Monograph: Bennett, F.J.. 1884. The Geology Of The Country Around Diss, Eye, Botesdale and Ixworth. p 19.
<S4> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 395.
<S5> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 229.
<S6> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Burston with Shimpling.
<S7> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 143.
<S8> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 76.
<S9> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22693.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

Object Types (1)

HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Burston with Shimpling (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 21 2020 12:31AM