NHER 6667 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished axehead, made of flint.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1956. In market garden at Town Close about 30cm below surface.
Polished flint axehead 15cm x 5cm approximately.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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.
- --- SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 3.
- <S1> SNF3596 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1956. Ancient axe-heads unearthed at Corpusty and Gayton. 27 June.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 4 2017 11:43AM