NHER 11019 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axehead was picked up from the gravel drive from Shrimpling Place. It is likely to have been imported with the gravel.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM18SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURSTON WITH SHIMPLING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 1936. Shimpling Place.
Picked up in gravel drive. Partly polished flint axe? from peat deposit. See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Burston (Shimpling).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF1954 Article in Serial: Frere, S. 1939. Three Flint Implements from Shimpling. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt II p 28-30.
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
Jul 20 2021 9:27AM