NHER 11395 (Find Spot) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
A Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found here in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976. Stray Find.
Found on surface of ploughed soil:
1 Palaeolithic small flint handaxe. Seen by A. Gregory (NCM) April 1976.
Information from (S1).
This find was first reported in (S2) and is also noted on (S3) and in (S4). It is also listed in (S5) and (S6), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2014.
Associated Sources (6)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 6.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Cawston.
- <S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 22.
- <S5> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 49.
- <S6> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22529.
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
Feb 24 2016 6:16PM