NHER 14807 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flints from Massingham Common

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Summary

A number of Neolithic flint implements have been found on Massingham Common, including flint axes and arrowheads, and a dagger.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Massingham Common 'between TF 800 200 and 801 201'.
4 flint axes, 1 flint dagger (Beaker).
See (S1).
Information from F. Healy (NAU) and B. Trett (KLM).
Full details in file
E. Rose (NAU) 30 April 1979.

KLM accession register suggests several flint flakes were donated at the same time.

[1]'s collection catalogue lists a number of finds from 'College Farm (Massingham Common)'.
As the farm farms all of the common they are included under this number, but some may be within the area of site NHER 14069.
Catalogue:
'Misc tools';
20 May 1973, 77-9m;
27 May 1973, 82-3m;
2 June 1973, 86-7m;
3 June 1973, 88-9m;
8 June 1973, 94-7m;
29 July 1973, 9-10r.
Knife: 20 May 1973, 100R.
Arrowhead fragment: 27 May 1973, 31K;
3 June 1973, 32K.
Scrapers: 20 May 1973, 10-15e;
27 May 1973, 18-25e;
2 June 1973, 33-42e;
3 June 1973, 43-55e;
8 June 1973, 54-9e;

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Serial: 1964. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1964. No 11. p 4.
  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • DAGGER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Nov 21 2012 2:24PM

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