NHER 20944 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic worked flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOODERSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre November 1984. From unknown location, or locations, in the parish.
Finely polished flint axe (12.5cm) of grey flint in good fresh condition but for some recent flakes off the cutting end.
Leaf arrowhead patinated.
So called 'fabricator' or possibly a strike a light. Note the slight polish on rounded end.
Borer.
Large thick flake with heavy battering along one edge, possibly used as a chopper.
Eighteen scrapers, including one large and one small oval scraper with traces of polish possibly imparted by use.
Discoidal tortoise core, late Neolithic.
Information from D. Wicks (NAU).
J. J. Wymer (NAU), November 1984.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (8)
- BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FABRICATOR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- STRIKE A LIGHT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jan 25 2011 12:24PM