NHER 8223 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRUMSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1953. 0.4km (1/4 mile) south-southeast of Oldbarn Farm. Axhead Field.
Polished flint axehead - grey flint, (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
1960.
Polished flint axehead found in arable field. Cutting edge missing.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
1994.
Pot boiler
Flint flake.
I.D. P. Robins (NCM) 1 August 1994.
W. Milligan (NCM) 10 April 1995.
1998. Surface find.
Neolithic polished flint axe, (S2).
I.D. P. Robins (NCM), August 1998.
K. Sussams (NLA), 13 May 1999.
1998-1999. Metal detecting and field walking.
Two flints, undatable prehistoric
1) Thick, small secondary flake edge damage, possibly accidental.
2) Small, sharp retouched blade, steeply retouched across oblique distal end. Negligible patination.
I.D. P. Robins (NCM).
One sherd, probably a base, glazed medieval.
I.D. A. Rogerson (NLA).
Twelve calcined flints 'pot boilers'.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 September 1999.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Brumstead [2].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF79890 Illustration: Clarke, R.. 1954. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axe.. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF79891 Illustration: Robins, P.. 1998. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axe.. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (5)
- BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2023 11:59AM