NHER 41716 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic/Neolithic flint axehead
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Summary
Metal detecting in this area during 2005 failed to recover any metal objects but a Mesolithic/Neolithic flint axehead was found in a soil heap. The soil of this imported soil was not known.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COLKIRK, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February/March 2005. Metal detecting.
Found in soil heap at TF 9265 2571, in yard of Manor Farm. Source of soil unknown, but likely to have been from the area of the farm.
Mesolithic or Early Neolithic axehead roughout.
See full description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 April 2005.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2013 11:26AM