NHER 6053 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic axehead
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Summary
A small Mesolithic flaked flint axehead found in 1974.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRETTENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1974. Stray Find.
1 Mesolithic small flint axe in light grey flint. No tranchet blow on cutting edge. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
E. Rose (NAU). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 May 2013.
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. TL 98 SW 28.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF89206 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1975. Drawing of a small Mesolithic flint axehead from Brettenham. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S3> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 29 2022 8:19AM