NHER 6649 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint hand tool from Heath Farm
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Summary
In the summer of 1972 a Neolithic stained flint implement was recovered. This small triangular hand tool may have been made from a broken axe/adze.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PLUMSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Summer 1972.
Iron stained flint (yellow) implement. Possibly an axe/adze broken after completion the butt then being reshaped to form a small triangular hand-tool.
See drawing (S1).
T. Clough (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Plumstead.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF91636 Illustration: Clough, T. 1973. Drawing of a Neolithic ?reworked flint axe/adze. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2022 11:17AM