NHER 6827 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint find
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Summary
A Neolithic chipped flint axehead was ploughed up in 1959.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KNAPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Found in 1959.
Flint axehead ploughed up from the south side of North Walsham and Dilham Canal. Axe chipped with polished cutting edge, butt end squared, very slightly waisted.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Knapton.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF87124 Serial: 1959. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1959. No. 6. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 12 2016 5:00PM