NHER 4850 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre May 1881. Stray Find.
Found at Methwold:
1 "chipped axe". No within the Norwich Castle Museum's Fitch Collection (NWHCM : 1894.76.808).
Information from (S1).
According to (S1) this was the object exhibited by Fitch at a meeting of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society on 5 May 1881. It is reported in (S2) that "…Rev. J. W. Millard exhibited a very fine celt found at Burston lately; and Mr Fitch exhibited another from Methwold". As noted on (S3) this wording appears to have been the reason that W. G. Clarke listed Methwold in (S4) as a location that had produced Palaeolithic implements prior to 1907. This implement is however recorded as Neolithic on both (S1) and in the museum's records.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 February 2016.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8155 Publication: September 19. Knowledge.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Methwold.
- <S2> SNF978 Article in Serial: 1884. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings at General and Committee Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol IX pp 359-369. p 363.
- <S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Methwold.
- <S4> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 395.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2016 5:41PM