NHER 56271 (Find Spot record) - Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe
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Summary
At some time prior to 2011 a Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe was found during building work at this location. The exact circumstances of its discovery are not known.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCOULTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Before September 2011. Stray Find.
Chance find during building work:
1 Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Plano-convex, heavy butted with pointed tip missing. Surviving length 153mm. Fresh, unrolled condition. See drawing (S1).
E. Darch (HES), 21 November 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2017.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF84000 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2011. Drawing of a Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe from Scoulton. Film. 1:1.
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 18 2023 12:16PM