NHER 2722 (Find Spot) - Neolithic polished flint axehead

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Summary

At an unspecified date, a Neolithic polished flint axehead was recovered from Stanford. The exact location and circumstances of its discovery are unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish STANFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Polished or igneous.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Refers to end - polished flint axe now held by Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, formerly held by Greenwell.
Information from F. Healy (NAU).
See (S1)
E. Rose (NAU).

  • <S1> Publication: Evans, J. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. 2nd Edition. p 91.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Stanford.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 24 2013 2:44PM

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