NHER 17993 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic worked flints and Neolithic flint axehead

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Summary

The butt of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead was found here in 1982. Subsequently fieldwalking in 1983 recovered a number of Mesolithic worked flints, including scrapers, cores and blades.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish GREAT MELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January 1982. Fieldwalking.
Found by [1] (finder's Site No. 254 b/2):
1 Neolithic part-polished flint axehead butt. See drawing (S1).
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 4 March 1982.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2014.

23 April 1988. Fieldwalking.
Found by [1] (details as above):
2 Mesolithic flint scrapers, 2 cores, 2 blades and other flints.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 3 May 1988.
Information from (S2).
These finds were subsequently donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.32.93).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2014.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: ?Milligan, W. 1982. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead butt from Great Melton. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S2> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2018 11:31AM

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