NHER 25652 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FULMODESTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1987. Stray Find.
Found on surface of field:
1 Palaeolithic broken flint handaxe. 7 cm long, probably 8 cm prior to break, which is not a recent one. Pointed/cordate form. Only slightly rolled but very abraded on some of the ridges. Stained and lustrous.
Identified and compiled by J. Wymer (NAU), 3 January 1990.
Described on (S1), which also has a sketch of the handaxe.
This find is also noted in (S2) and (S3), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 July 2014.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Fulmodeston.
- <S2> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 45.
- <S3> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22436.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 17 2026 7:58AM