NHER 6666 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axeheads
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Summary
Two Neolithic part-polished flint axeheads.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1957. Stray Find.
Found in market garden 610m northwest of Little London:
1 Neolithic chipped grey flint axe with polished cutting edge. See drawing (S1).
This discovery was reported in (S2).
T. H. McClough (NCM)
In 1983 a large fat part polished flint axe was reported as found here in about 1956.
Presumably a different find. See drawing (S3).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Corpusty.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 2.
- <S1> SNF91639 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1957. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF603 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1957. Another flint axe found at Corpusty. 18 June.
- <S3> SNF91640 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1983. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 2 2016 12:20PM