NHER 3064 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axehead was found here during excavations for land drains.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1972. Stray Find.
Found whilst trenching for land drains:
Neolithic polished axehead of milky flint. See drawing (S1).
Identified by T. Clough (NAU).
Information from (S2). This discovery is amongst those listed in (S3) and was also the subject of local press article (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2018.
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. TG 01 SW 7.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81114 Illustration: Clough, T. 1972. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axehead. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Dereham (East).
- <S3> SNF2462 Serial: 1972. Council for British Archaeology, Group 7: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1972. No 19. p 4.
- <S4> SNF77 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1972. 4000-year-old axe head found. 1 March.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 25 2018 9:56AM