NHER 53189 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
In 2009 a Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe was recovered from what was probably spoil from the adjacent watercourse.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTHREPPS, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
2009. Stray Find.
Found on edge of Fox's Beck, proboably in spoil produced during cleaning the watercourse:
1 Lower Palaeolithic pointed ovate flint handaxe. See drawing (S1).
Identified by P. Robins (NCM), see description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 October 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 June 2014.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 150001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 16 2021 2:24PM