NHER 1256 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic knife
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Summary
In 1973 a Neolithic flint knife was found in a spoil heap. The spoil had been excavated from a drainage ditch.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Former Civil Parish | xHUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1973. Stray Find.
Found on spoil from drainage ditch:
Neolithic flint knife with polished edges and rounded corners, damaged at one side, iron-stained.
See drawing (S1).
A cast of this object is held by the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1974.98).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 February 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 64 SE 40.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81755 Illustration: Clough, T. 1973. Drawing of a Neolithic edge-polished flint knife. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hunstanton.
- <S3> SNF2476 Serial: 1973. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1973. No 20. p 9.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2022 8:53AM