NHER 2768 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet adze
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1974. Stray Find.
Found in pipe trench:
1 prehistoric chipped flint axe/pick. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1974.399).
Information from (S1). See finder's map and notes in file (S2).
Although initially recorded as Neolithic this object was subsequently examined by R. Jacobi and re-identified as a Mesolithic core adze, with tranchet sharpening scars both sides.
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 August 2014.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 90 NE 8.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 2.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Bradenham (Wood Farm).
- <S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
- <S3> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10171.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 7 2016 11:09AM