NHER 3114 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
A Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead was found on the surface of a ploughed field here in 1973.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG02NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOD DALLING, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1973. Stray Find.
Surface find in ploughed field:
1 Mesolithic chipped flint axehead with tranchet cutting edge. See sketch (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 15 May 2014.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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 02 NE 9.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF91250 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1973. Sketch of a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead from Wood Dalling. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S3> SNF2476 Serial: 1973. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1973. No 20. p 15.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Find out more...(1)
Record last edited
Apr 13 2022 9:08AM