NHER 25733 (Find Spot record) - Upper Palaeolithic/Mesolithic flint blade and Neolithic flint axehead and flake
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1989. Stray Find.
Found within area indicated.
1 Late Upper Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic flint blade. Bruised dihedral butt. Identical to blades recovered on south side of Bypass bridge during its construction (NHER 24849).
1 Neolithic small partially-polished flint axehead and 1 flake.
Identified by J. J. Wymer (NAU), see descriptions in file.
Information from finder.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 March 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2016.
The flint blade noted above was initially recorded as being from site NHER 24849. It would appear that this was an error - this site only being mentioned as it was a nearby source of similar material.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2016.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic to Early Mesolithic - 40000 BC to 7001 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 8 2016 10:13AM