NHER 30266 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint blade
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Summary
A flint blade of possible Mesolithic date was found during work on an Anglian Water pipeline from Hillington to Bircham.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FLITCHAM WITH APPLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Summer 1991. Watching Brief.
Found during work on Hillington to Bircham Anglian Water pipeline:
?Mesolithic backed flint blade with retouch on one edge.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.95).
S. Bates (NAU) 21 January 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 6 December 2022.
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Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BACKED BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:52AM