NHER 6312 (Find Spot) - Possible Palaeolithic handaxe or core

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Summary

A possible Palaeolithic handaxe or core has been found in Sheringham. The exact location and circumstances of its discovery are uncertain.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Giant hand axe, natural in all probability.
(S1), (S2), (S3).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Looks humanly made - like a large core.
Informant [1] says Clactonian.
Seen by E. Rose (NAU).

  • <S1> Serial: 8 June 1935. Nature.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Moir, J. Reid. 1934. A Giant Hand-axe from Sheringham, Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VII Pt III pp 327-332.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Hawkes, C. and Hawkes, J. 1934. Prehistoric Britain in 1934. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XCI pp 301-329. p 303.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous Prehistoric.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Sheringham.
  • CORE (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 13 2018 2:28AM

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