NHER 2109 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Mesolithic flint tranchet adze, East Barsham (Barsham, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1886. Stray Find.
The Norwich Castle Museum holds an object from East Barsham that was found by Rev. E. W. Dowell in 1886 (NWHCM : 1886.24.2). This object is described as a "Neolithic flint implement" and is noted by (S1). It is presumably the reason that Barsham is listed in (S2) as one of the locations that had produced "Boulder Clay Type" Neolithic finds prior to 1907. More recently, this object was examinated by R. Jacobi who identified it as a blue-patinated Mesolithic core adze with a tranchet sharpening blow on its upper face. Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 July 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Barsham.
- <S2> 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.
- <S3> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10217.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2016 12:08PM