NHER 12306 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1977. Stray Find.
Found on surface of rose field at [1] (now Context 1);
1 Neolithic polished flint axehead (butt). Iron staining only on unbroken surface.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1977.245).
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2019.
November 2006. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. Extended to whole field [2].
Field survey on proposed route of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 22).
No archaeological finds were recovered.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details. It should be noted that the interim report (S2) suggests that a small number of worked flints were actually recovered in this field.
Previously recorded under NHER 51721.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 17 September 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 July 2015 and 13 May 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF72219 Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369.
- <S3> SNF70174 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 7 2019 11:22PM