NHER 3735 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic/Early Bronze Age polished axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic/Early Bronze Age polished flint or greenstone axehead was found on a mound at this location in 1927.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1927. Stray Find.
Found on mound about 600 yards [548m] west of New Buildings:
Neolithic/Early Bronze Age polished flint (or ?greenstone) axehead. See sketch (S1).
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.
Mound - in old brickyard.
E. Rose (NLA). Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 71 NW 5.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81231 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Sketch of a Neolithic/Early Bronze Age polished flint/greenstone axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Gayton (Thorpe).
- <S3> 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 (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 3 2019 10:53AM