NHER 3629 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic stone axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1973. Stray Find.
Neolithic polished stone axehead. See drawing (S1).
Details from King's Lynn Museum.
Information from (S2). This is the stone axe from West Rudham listed in (S3).
It should be noted that both (S2) and (S4) incorrectly describe this object as an 'axe hammer'. This is a result of confusion with the object recorded as NHER 3621.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.
As noted above this is not an axe hammer. Slides and photo in NAU show that this is a stone axe of 'pitted' material with an unusual beak like twisted butt.
Compiled by A. J. Lawson (NAU) and E. Rose (NAU) 11 August 1981. Information from (S5).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF10190 Photograph: HV 21-22.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF81228 Illustration: Lawson, A. 1973. Drawing of a Neolithic polished stone axehead. Film. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Rudham (West).
- <S3> SNF2476 Serial: 1973. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1973. No 20. p 12.
- <S4> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NW 20.
- <S5> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2018 6:07PM