NHER 21802 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint tools, from west of Woodhouse Farm
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Summary
In 1985 a collection of Neolithic flint tools was recovered from the surface of a ploughed field here. Finds comprised part of a polished axe, a sickle of quite rare form and a scraper.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAXLINGHAM NETHERGATE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1985. Stray Find.
Found on ploughed field:
1 Neolithic polished flint axe, broken and reworked, 1 flint sickle of quite rare form and 1 flint scraper.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU). See drawings (S1) (S2).
S. Margeson (NCM) 14 June 1984 (to NAU October 1985).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF92086 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1985. Drawings of a Neolithic reworked polished flint axehead and a Neolithic flint sickle. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF92087 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1985. Drawing of a Neolithic flint scraper. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SICKLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2014 5:03PM