NHER 20552 (Find Spot record) - A Neolithic axehead and scatter of pot boilers
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAWDESWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Spring 1984; Stray finds. Field immediately west of Bawdeswell Heath, about 9m (30 feet) north and 15m (50 feet) west of southeast corner of field.
Found on surface of arable field.
Intense scatter of pot boilers and chipped flint axehead.
A. Gregory (NAU), 31 July 1984.
1984.
Axe is thin, well-flaked axe with narrow pointed butt. Length 13cm. Made of coloured flint, black at cutting edge merging through brown to pale grey/ buff.
J. Wymer (NAU), 31 August 1984.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jan 25 2011 12:14PM