NHER 11235 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic worked flints, Mundford Breck
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Various Neolithic flints collected by F. N. Haward from Mundford Breck in the early 20th century and donated to the Institute of Archaeology in London. A Palaeolithic handaxe was also found by F. N. Haward from a gravel pit within or near this field; see NHER 58794.
1975.
Three Neolithic scrapers were given to the NCM (NWHCM : 1974.558.6 : A) by the Institute of Archaeology in 1974. Information from (S1).
A. Gregory (NAU) 1975. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 May 2013.
The material retained by the Institute of archaeology was examined by F. Healy as part of her doctural research on Neolithic Norfolk. The following tool types were listed (S2):
1 Leaf-shaped arrowhead
2 Leaf-shaped arrowhead rough-outs
1 Laurel leaf
2 Barbed and tanged arrowheads
3 Long-pointed piercers
1 Sub-rectangular flaked discoidal knife
1 Fragmentary single-piece sickle
1 Flaked flint axe
2 Fragmentary polished flint axes
P. Watkins (HES), 2 April 2013.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Cranwich (Mundford Breck).
- --- 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.
- <S2> SNF59203 Thesis: Healy, F. 1978. The Neolithic in Norfolk. pp 418-419.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (9)
- AWL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- DISCOIDAL KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LAUREL LEAF (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SICKLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2016 3:48PM