NHER 6861 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint pick
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Summary
A Mesolithic flint pick was found on the beach at Mundesley in 1958.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MUNDESLEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 1958. Stray Find.
Found on foreshore north-east of brickworks:
1 Mesolithic flint pick. See drawing (S1). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1959.12). Information from (S2). This discovery was first reported in (S3) and is also listed in (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 June 2014.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80147 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1958. Drawing of a Mesolithic flint pick from Mundesley. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87256 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Mesolithic.
- <S3> SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 4.
- <S4> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 210.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PICK (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 25 2014 5:13PM