NHER 28057 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic flint handaxe, Lesingham House garden
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Summary
In 1974 a Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found during gardening at or near this location.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SURLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1974. Stray Find.
Found by [1] at [2] when digging garden, less than 1m deep on low river terrace:
1 Palaeolithic sub-cordate flint handaxe, in rolled condition with slight toad belly patina.
Identified by J. J. Wymer. Described and sketched on (S1). Also described in (S2) and listed in (S3) and (S4).
E. Rose (NLA) 12 March 1991. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 March 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Surlingham.
- <S2> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 69.
- <S3> SNF3009 Unpublished Contractor Report: 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Regions 8 (East Anglian Rivers) and 11 (Trent Drainage). Wessex Archaeology. W&Y-4, No.22.
- <S4> SNF88238 Website: TERPS online database. Site 22649.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 29 2016 3:38PM