NHER 67944 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric finds from Muckleton Farm (Burnham Market, poorly located)

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Summary

Between 2013 and 2023 a number of object were found on the lands of Muckleton Farm, including a Neolithic polished and ground flint axehead and part-polished flint axehead, a Late Neolithic possible discoidal flint knife and a prehistoric saddle quern. Unfornately, the exact provenances of these items are not known.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BURNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

2013-2023. Stray Find. [1].
Various objects found on Muckleton Farm over the last ten years but exact find spots not known:
Neolithic polished and ground flint axehead and part-polished flint axehead.
Late Neolithic possible discoidal flint knife.
Late Prehistoric saddle quern made from a coarse-grained quartz dolerite or diabase erratic
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 February 2024 and 20 May 2024.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (4)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SADDLE QUERN (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
DISCOIDAL KNIFE (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 27 2024 10:31PM