NHER 13044 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead

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Summary

A small Neolithic flaked flint axehead was found in a lorry load of carrots. The carrots (and the axehead) probably came from northwest Norfolk. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1977? Found in a load of carrots 'from northwest Norfolk'.
Small Neolithic chipped flint axe.
See (S1).

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (2)

FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1199 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Sep 5 2013 12:36PM