NHER 15799 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic to Bronze Age finds and medieval pottery

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Summary

A Neolithic to Bronze Age macehead, shale spindle whorl, double ended hammer, part of a polished axehead and possibly two flint axeheads were recovered from this field. Later fieldwalking found part of Neolithic to Bronze Age flint blade and a piece of medieval pottery.

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Map sheet	TL69NW
Civil Parish	HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pre 1979.
Neolithic/Bronze Age finds including sandstone? macehead.
Stone spindle whorl (shale).
Fragment of axe reused as double ended hammer.
Part polished axe head, one end reused as hammer.
Two chipped and polished axe heads, one facetted (but one of these may be NHER 15798).
Above items drawn.
See (S1) and (S2) in file.
Information via A. Lawson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 22 February 1980.

February 1980. Found in walking this field.
Dark brown flint bulbar blade segment, slight patina.
One medieval sherd.
Information via A. Lawson (NAU).

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
<S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
MACE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
SPINDLE WHORL (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2018 8:38AM