NHER 19504 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and later prehistoric worked flints

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Summary

A number of prehistoric worked flints were found here in 1983, including a Palaeolithic flake and Mesolithic cores and blades.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF72NE
Civil Parish ANMER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

28 August 1983. Stray Find:
Worked flints found by J. J. Wymer (NAU) on surface of stubble field:
1 Palaeolithic flint flake, probably struck with soft hammer, slightly rolled and stained with later (not recent) damage.
2 ?Mesolithic cores and 2 microblades.
2 undatable prehistoric cores, 3 scrapers, 12 flakes and 3 blades (1 proximal
end).
Presumably ploughed up from underlying gravel.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1983.314).
Identified and originally compiled by J. J. Wymer (NAU), 19 September 1983. Information from (S1).
These discoveries were reported in (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2013.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: 1984. Archaeological Discoveries for 1983. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 29 pp 17-33. p 24.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 30 2021 10:07AM

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