NHER 20577 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic and Neolithic worked flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAWSEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1980s. Stray Find.
Found on surface of arable field by [1]:
1 Neolithic large triangular arrowhead.
A number of other flints found in the same area were amongst finds subsequently given to the King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 1992.317). These included 18 micro-blades and ten small flakes, all of which are probably Mesolithic. Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU) 16 August 1984.
Information from (S1). The Mesolithic finds are also noted in (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 December 2013.
Part of large scatter NHER 30297.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF8195 Article in Serial: Smallwood, J. 1995. Postglacial Hunter-Gatherers. A review of the evidence for their presence in north-west Norfolk. The Annual. The Bulletin of the Norfolk Archaeological and Historical Research Group. No 4 pp 9-17.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FLAKE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- TRIANGULAR ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Dec 5 2013 5:26PM