NHER 1930 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint flake and possible handaxe, Quarles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF83NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1926. Stray Find.
Found by J. E. Sainty in gravel pit at Quarles (now part of Holkham parish):
1 Palaeolithic flint flake. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1955.27). This flake is listed in (S1) (provenance recorded as "Quarles").
Information from (S2).
It is also noted on (S3) and in (S4), (S5) and (S6) although no additional information is given.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 July 2014.
Pre November 1930. Stray Find.
On 18 November 1930 A. Q. Watson exhibited a "Chellean handaxe from gravel at Quarles" at a meeting of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia (S7). This object is noted on (S3) and (S8).
This was probably recovered at the same pit as the flake found in 1926, although its exact nature and present whereabouts remain unclear. It should be noted that many of the objects identified as "Chellean" during the early 20th century are now regarded as dubious artefacts.
R.J. Rickett (NAU) 26 July 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 July 2014.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 237.
- <S2> SNF87255 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Palaeolithic.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Holkham (Quarles).
- <S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 17.
- <S5> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. p 46.
- <S6> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22438.
- <S7> SNF1703 Article in Serial: 1930. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt III pp 249-251. p 251.
- <S8> SNF94190 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Records / Pastscape.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2016 4:53PM