NHER 3084 (Find Spot) - Neolithic polished flint axehead (Wood Norton, poorly located)

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Summary

In April 1951 a polished flint axehead, of greyish white flint, was recovered from the parish of Wood Norton. The exact location and nature of this discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WOOD NORTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

April 1951. Stray Find.
Found at unknown location in Wood Norton parish:
Neolithic/Early Bronze Age polished flint axe. Greyish white flint, edges squared but sides plumply rounded, well polished.
Donated to King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 2001.471).
Information from (S1) and museum records. See rough sketch on reverse of (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2018.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Wood Norton.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)

Object Types (1)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Wood Norton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 4 2018 10:58AM