NHER 60111 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced potentially Palaeolithic worked flint, The Close (Norwich, poorly located)

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Summary

During the early 20th century it was reported that a "probable Palaeolith" had been recovered during excavations in The Close. The present location of this implenent is unknown and it is unclear whether it should be regarded as a genuine artefact.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 23 January 1911. Stray Find.
On 23 January 1911 H. H. Halls exhibited a flint object from Norwich at a meeting of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. This was described as "probably a Palaeolith", and had been found "during excavations in The Close" (S1). This was presumably found somewhere in the vicinity of Norwich Cathedral.

This discovery is listed in (S2) and noted on (S3). In (S4) Wymer does however suggests that it should probably be discounted; particularly as it is not mentioned by J. E. Sainty in the brief summary of Norwich Palaeolithic finds that he included in the report on his site at Whitlingham (S5).
P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2014.

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF5301 Article in Serial: 1912. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt II (for 1910-11 and 1911-12) pp 233-241. p 235.
<S2> SNF7911 Monograph: Roe, D. A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8. p 236.
<S3> SNF92480 Record Card: Wymer, J. J. Wymer Index Card - Palaeolithic. Norwich (The Close).
<S4> SNF2850 Publication: Wymer, J. J. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p 61.
<S5> SNF7743 Article in Serial: Sainty, J. E. and Boswell, P. G. H. 1927. An Acheulean Palaeolithic Workshop Site at Whitlingham, near Norwich. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol V Pt II (for 1926). p 177.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 10001 BC?)

Object Types (1)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 10001 BC?)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Feb 13 2016 7:43PM