NHER 12074 (Find Spot) - Neolithic flint find

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.

Summary

A Neolithic chipped flint axehead was turned up by a potato harvester in 1974.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM59NW
Civil Parish	HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Opacity

Info

Record list

Tools

Full Description

1974. Stray Find.
Found on conveyor belt of potato harvester, from maximum depth of 18 inches [45cm]:
1 Neolithic chipped flint axehead, dimensions 15.7 by 6cm. See drawing (S1).
Drawn NCM (S1), copy in file.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF92031 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1976. Drawing of a Neolithic flaked flint axehead. Card. 1:1.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (1)

FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Hopton on Sea (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 5 2014 12:33PM