NHER 2439 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic chipped and polished flint axehead was found at Ryston End during the excavation of a trench for a new sewer.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOWNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 1960. Stray Find.
Found while digging trench for new sewer at Ryston End in 18 inches [46cm] of gravel resting on sand:
1 Neolithic chipped and polished flint axehead.
Recorded by C. Green (NCM). See sketch (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 February 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 SW 13.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81319 Illustration: Green, C. 1960. Sketch of a Neolithic chipped and polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Downham Market.
- <S3> SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 3.
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 27 2018 1:40PM