NHER 34933 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead

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Summary

A Neolithic polished flint axehead found in 1998. The axehead has been damaged by burning.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01SE
Civil Parish HOCKERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September to October 1998. Stray find.
Neolithic polished axe (part of). Butt end of a polished flint axe, severely damaged by burning. Polish is patchy, leaving extensive flake scars but extends close to the butt. Lateral edges are smoothed by polishing and one edge has slight fracetting. Flint is brown to grey brown and glossy with a low level of patination.
Identified by P.A. Robins (NCM), 2 November 1998.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 July 1999.

Associated Sources (0)

  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Feb 7 2011 11:12AM

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