NHER 17399 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint blade, Bowthorpe Comprehensive School
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
9 July 1981. Stray Find.
Central courtyard of Bowthorpe Comprehensive School (now demolished). Found in earth around tree roots whilst E. Rose (NAU) was lecturing on Mesolithic flint:
1 Mesolithic backed flint blade. Approximately 1cm long.
Identified and compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 9 September 1981.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 July 2014.
(S2) in file refers to evidence found of chalk mines beneath school.
E. Rose (NAU) 14 December 1990.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF86325 Article in Serial: Atkin, M. 1983. The Chalk Tunnels of Norwich. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVIII Pt III pp 313-320.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF274 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990. Collapse danger on school site. 13 December.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- BACKED BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2017 11:16AM