NHER 8101 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead, Middleton's Lane
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HELLESDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1952. Stray Find.
Found on east side Middleton's Lane 300yds [274m] east-north-east of Bench Mark 91.7:
1 prehistoric chipped flint axehead. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1952.106). Information from (S1). Although originally identified as Neolithic, this implement was later examined by R. Jacobi and recorded in (S2) as a Mesolithic axe/adze with a tranchet blow on one face.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2013.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 SW 3.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hellesdon.
- <S2> SNF90074 Archive: R. Jacobi. -. Jacobi Archive. 10298.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 12:00PM