NHER 8181 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced ?Mesolithic and Neolithic finds (East Ruston, poorly located)

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Summary

Objects known to have been recovered in East Ruston during the 20th century but with little or no additional information regarding provenance. These finds include a potentially Mesolithic flint adze/axehead and at least one potentially Neolithic polished/stone implement.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish EAST RUSTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Objects known to have been recovered in East Ruston during the 20th century but with little or no additional information regarding provenance.

FINDS IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

1925 Stray Find.
The Norwich Castle Museum holds a small flint adze/axehead that was found at East Ruston in 1925. Noted by (S1). This object was one of a number of implements identified as potentially Mesolithic by R. Jacobi.
Previously recorded as NHER 8182.

REPORTED DISCOVERIES

Pre 1907. Stray Find.
East Ruston is listed in (S2) as one of the locations that had produced prehistoric implements that were "polished or of igneous or other rock". It is noted that this find (or finds) was held by the Paston Grammar School Museum (North Walsham). Information from (S1).

Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 October 2014.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 8181-8182.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Ruston (East).
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 404.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC?)
  • WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC?)

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2018 8:48AM

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