NHER 11236 (Find Spot record) - Late Upper Palaeolithic crested blade and Neolithic worked flints, Well Hill

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Summary

A Late Upper Palaeolithic crested blade and a number of Neolithic worked flints collected by F. N. Haward in the early 20th century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79SE
Civil Parish CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Early 20th century. Stray Find.
Various prehistoric flints collected by F. N. Haward on Well Hill in the early 20th century and donated to the Institute of Archaeology in London.

1n 1974 the Institute of Archaeology transferred a selection of the Neolithic worked flints from this site to the Norwich Castle Museum. These included including waste flakes, scrapers, fabricators and a broken blade (NWHCM : 1974.558.4 : A).
Information from (S1).

The material retained by the Institute of Archaeology was examined by F. Healy, who listed the following implements in (S2):
2 Early Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowheads.
1 Neolithic tanged arrowhead, 1 long-pointed piercer, 1 spurred flake and 1 "notch".

The Institute of Archaeology collection also includes an incomplete Late Upper Palaeolithic crested blade. This blade is listed in (S3) and described in R. Jacobi's records (S4).
P. Watkins (HES), 2 April 2013.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Cranwich (Well Hill).
  • <S2> Thesis: Healy, F. 1978. The Neolithic in Norfolk. p 419.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Robins, P. and Wymer, J. 2006. Late Upper Palaeolithic (Long Blade) Industries in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 86-95. p 93.
  • <S4> Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 240.
  • CRESTED BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
  • BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BORER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FABRICATOR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
  • NOTCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2016 12:07PM

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