NHER 3197 (Find Spot) - Neolithic flint axeheads and possible prehistoric hammerstone

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Summary

In around 1974 a Neolithic polished flint axehead and a Neolithic flaked flint axehead were discovered at this location, along with a possible prehistoric flint hammerstone

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG03NW
Civil Parish	FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1974. Stray Find.
Found in hoeing sugar beet (Field 514):
Neolithic chipped flint axehead with tapered butt.
?Prehistoric circular flint pebble, about 4in [10cm] diameter with battered edge - hammerstone? See sketch on reverse of (S1).
Seen by A. Gregory (NAU), 30 August 1974.
Also found, but in another's possession:
Half a Neolithic polished flint axe.
Information from (S1). These discoveries were reported in (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 June 2018.

December 1995. Metal-detecting.
Field containing NHER 3197 and NHER 3198, formerly two fields.
Collection of finds are all late post medieval/modern.
See map (S3) in file showing extent of detecting.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 December 1995.

Winter 1995. Metal-detecting.
No finds apart from post medieval/modern in large field (formerly two) containing NHER 3197 and 3198.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 January 1996.

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Field Dalling.
<S2> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 4.
<S3> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (3)

FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
HAMMERSTONE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jun 5 2018 3:17PM