NHER 6437 (Find Spot) - Neolithic axehead

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Summary

A Neolithic polished flint axehead, found in 1935.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

1935.
Stone axe found on Cromer beach, rolled and water worn.
Butt broken.
Petrology N.19, altered dolerite. Geol Survey Enquiry n1413, see (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM) and T. Clough (NCM)

  • <S1> Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Cromer.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 11 2013 2:17PM

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