NHER 5346 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead

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Summary

A Neolithic flint axehead found in 1937.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

June 1937. Stray Find.
Found whilst working in a 'field adjoining the Moor Drove' (S1).
1 Neolithic flint axehead.
Described as "oval in shape, measuring seven-and-a-half inches in length and three inches wide. It is slightly tapered and weighs 1lb 9 ozes" (S1).
Information from newspaper article (S1).
Also recorded on record cards (S2) and (S3).
E. Rose (NAU). Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 27 July 2020.

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  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Lynn Advertiser. 1937. Prehistoric Discovery at Hockwold. 18 June.
  • <S2> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hockwold cum Wilton.
  • <S3> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 27 2020 12:41PM

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