NHER 30174 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic arrowheads, scrapers, core, fabricator and axehead fragment

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Summary

It is recorded that between 1937 and 1950 a number of Neolithic tools, including leaf and transverse arrowheads, scrapers, and an axehead fragment, were recovered from this area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1937-1950. All marked 'Field opposite Weeting Row Fengate'.
Core fragment, leaf arrowhead, chisel arrowhead, oblique arrowhead, another fragmentary, another unfinished, nine scrapers, flaked axe, two retouched pieces.

1940-1947. Marked 'Opposite Park Cottage Fengate'.
Heavy missile head and scraper.

1940-1948. Marked 'Opposite Parkside Fengate'.
Core, chisel arrowhead, triangular arrowhead, three scrapers.

1936-1949. Marked 'Opposite Game Hut Fengate'.
Two leaf arrowheads, barbed and tanged arrowhead, retouched piece, fabricator.

According to F. Healy's Wissey Embayment gazetteer these are all the same field; however the field called 'Near Game Hut' she puts some way away at site NHER 30172.

All finds are in the NCM [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 1 December 1993.

Associated Sources (0)

  • ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FABRICATOR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 18 2020 8:00AM

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