NHER 15719 (Find Spot record) - Possible Middle Palaeolithic Levallois flake
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEXHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1973. Stray Find. [1].
Found in Lexham at unknown date:
1 Palaeolithic flint object. Donated to the King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 1973.130.21). Described in the museum's records as both a "handaxe" and a "Levallois flake". Oval, 13cm x 9cm, grey-white flint, patinated; one tiny patch of cortex on facetted side.
Compiled by E. M. James (KLM), August 1974.
Later confirmed as a flake, not a handaxe.
Information from (S1).
This object is noted by Wymer on (S2) and in (S3), althought it appears that he had not examined it personally. It is also listed in (S4) and (S5) but no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 July 2013.
2018-2020. Metal-detecting survey. [2].
GCENF145467 - PAS details to follow.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
See distribution maps (S6).
E. McDonald (HES), 12 June 2020.
Associated Sources (6)
- <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. Lexham.
- <S3> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 45.
- <S4> SNF88239 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 9 (Great Ouse) and 12 (Yorkshire and the Lincolnshire Wolds). Wessex Archaeology. N&W-1, No. 4.
- <S5> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 23054.
- <S6> SNF100867 Unpublished Document: Crace, G.. 2019. Find Heatmaps by Period for the North and South of the River Nar Metal-detecting Project. Finder's map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- LEVALLOIS FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 23 2025 8:58AM