NHER 5709 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet adze and medieval jug

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Summary

A partly glazed medieval jug was found in 1949. It is likely that a Mesolithic flint tranchet adze was also found on or near this site, although the date and circumstances of this discovery are not known.

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Map sheet TL88NE
Civil Parish CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1949. Stray Find.
Found on site of new council house:
1 medieval pottery vessel (partly-glazed jug; 13th to 15th century. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1949.199).
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 August 2014.

Unknown date. Stray Find.
R. Jacobi's records (S2) described a Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead found in Croxton. The grid reference listed (TL 874 867) suggests it was found either on or very close to this site. It appear that this object was in the possession of its finder [1] when it was examined by Jacobi.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 August 2014.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Croxton.
  • <S2> Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10194.
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 7 2014 5:37PM

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