NHER 13339 (Find Spot) - Mesolithic flaked axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Around 1967. Stray Find.
Found "3 feet deep on building site north side New Sporle Road opposite and beyond hospital":
1 Mesolithic tranchet axe. Donated to King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 1967.84). Information from (S1).
This object is described in (S2), which also confirms the museum accession number. As noted on (S3) there may be some confusion regarding the provenance of this find as the hospital is on north side road, and a new estate is 'opposite and beyond' on the south side.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 June 2013.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20.
- <S2> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10142; 10367.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2014 4:11PM