NHER 13406 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
A Palaeolithic flint handaxe. The circumstances and date of its discovery are not known.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOUGHTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Unknown date. Stray Find.
Found by [1]:
1 Palaeolithic handaxe in white patinated flint.
Information via King's Lynn Museum (handaxe retained by finder).
Information from (S1).
This find is also noted on (S2) and in (S3), (S4) and (S5), although these give no additional information.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 December 2013.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Houghton.
- <S3> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 18.
- <S4> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 62.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22594.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 14 2021 2:56PM