NHER 1702 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint axeheads
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIRCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1952. Stray Find.
Found on Bircham Common:
1 Neolithic polished and chipped flint axehead. See sketch (S1).
Acquired by Sandringham Estate Museum ('York Cottage Estate Museum').
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2018.
November 1955. Stray Find.
In field about 0.5 miles [800m] south-east of church:
1 Neolithic chipped flint axehead. See sketch (S3).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2018.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- 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. TF 73 SE 15.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81826 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1952. Sketch of a Neolithic partially-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Bircham (Bircham Common) [2].
- <S3> SNF91855 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1955. Sketch of a Neolithic flaked flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S4> SNF86166 Serial: 1955. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 2. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2025 8:27AM