NHER 13046 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxes, Pensthorpe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KETTLESTONE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1977. Stray Find.
Found in gravel quarry at Pensthorpe:
2 Palaeolithic flint handaxes. See drawings (S1) and (S2).
Information from (S3). These discoveries were reported in (S4).
Described (presumably from the drawings) by Wymer on (S5) and in (S6) as a large well-made 'ficron' type handaxe and a pointed handaxe. At least one of the handaxes had been lost by the time that Wymer visited the site in 1990 (see below).
These handaxes are also noted in (S7) and (S8), although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 July 2014.
1977-1990. Stray Find.
In 1990 the quarry was visited by J. J. Wymer. It was not possible to examine the previously discovered handaxes, one of which was reported to have been stolen. Wymer did however see another handaxe that had presumably been found after 1977. This was a elegant, flattish, pointed implement that was only slightly rolled.
Information from (S5).
P. Watkins (HES), 12 February 2016.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80198 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1978. Drawing of a Palaeolithic ficron-type flint handaxe from Pensthorpe. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF91027 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1978. Drawing of a Palaeolithic pointed flint handaxe from Pensthorpe. Card. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S4> SNF87131 Article in Serial: 1978. Archaeological Discoveries for 1977. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 24 pp 20-32. p 22.
- <S5> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Kettlestone (Pensthorpe Gravel Pit).
- <S6> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 21.
- <S7> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-1, No.2.
- <S8> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22571.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 12 2016 2:41PM