NHER 1727 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced ?Palaeolithic worked flints, Scolt Head (Burnham Norton, poorly located)

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Summary

Two potentially Palaeolithic worked flints were found at unknown locations on Scolt Head during the early 20th century. One, found in 1915, was described as an "Acheulian implement" and may have been a handaxe. The other, found in 1934, was described as a "square-ended scraper".

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BURNHAM NORTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Finds recovered at unknown locations on Scolt Head during the early 20th century. Scolt Head island is a series of shingle ridge, dunes and marsh that lies to the north of Brancaster and Burnham Norton.

August 1915. Stray Find.
According to (S1) a Palaeolithic "Acheulian implement" was found by Professor Oliver on Scolt Head in 1915. The source of this information is not recorded. This was presumably a handaxe, although Wymer notes in (S2) that this location is a "…most unlikely provenance…" for such an object. This find is also listed in (S3), on (S4) and in (S5) and (S6), although no additional information is given. The provenance of this object is incorrectly listed as Burnham Deepdale by (S3) and (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 December 2013.

Pre December 1934. Stray Find.
In December 1934 E. A. Ellis exhibited a square-ended flint scraper from Scolt Head at a meeting of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia (S7). Although this find is noted on (S1) it is far from certain that this object was indeed Palaeolithic. According to (S1) it is in the Norwich Castle Museum (unregistered), although it cannot be identified in the museum's current accession records.
Previously recorded as NHER 1728.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 December 2013.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
<S2> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 17.
<S3> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 229.
<S4> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Burnham Deepdale.
<S5> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 45.
<S6> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22430.
<S7> SNF1834 Article in Serial: 1934. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VII Pt III pp 427-430. p 430.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 10001 BC?)

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2016 12:53PM