NHER 61181 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Neolithic polished flint axehead (Hockwold cum Wilton, poorly located; Weeting with Broomhill, poorly located)

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Summary

At some time during, or prior to September 1974 a Neolithic polished flint axehead was recovered at an unknown location in the Hockwold/Weeting area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

September 1974 or before. Stray Find.
Found by [1] at unknown location in Hockwold/Weeting area:
1 Neolithic polished flint axehead. Appears to have been particularly fine, with tapering middle section. See sketch (S1).
Reported to Suffolk Archaeological Unit staff in 1974 but retained by finder. It appears that no additional information regarding the provenance of this object was received.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 November 2015.

  • <S1> Illustration: West, S. E. 1974. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axehead from Hockwold or Weeting. Paper. 1:1.
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jan 11 2022 2:07PM

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