NHER 14793 (Find Spot) - Two Neolithic axeheads
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Summary
Two Neolithic flaked flint axeheads were found before 1915. The exact nature and location of these discoveries are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Before 1915. Exact site unknown.
Two flint axes.
See (S1).
'Mr J.H. Gurney FZS, sent for exhibition a thin double-ended axe of grey flint, both sides chipped, with sinuous edges, 4 1/2 inches x 2 inches, and a half-celt, 3 1/2 inches x 1 5/8 inches at the base, with chipping at the flat end, both found by him at Keswick, Norfolk'.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 April 1979.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF5306 Article in Serial: 1916. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol II Pt II (for 1915-16) pp 320-325. p 320.
- --- 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. TG 20 SW 41.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2016 3:02PM