NHER 8382 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axeheads
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HICKLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1971. Surface find while ploughing [1].
Polished flint axe.
See (S1 and S2).
T. Clough (NCM).
February 2006.
A drawing of a second partly polished Neolithic flint axehead was found in the Secondary File. This has added annotations linking it to this site. There is no other record of a second axehead being found at this site.
See (S1).
M. Dennis (NLA), 22 February 2006.
Before 6 December 2007. Metal detecting, extended to whole field [2].
Neolithic or perhaps modern axe roughout found by farm worker. Negative results from detecting.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 2008.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hickling.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF79902 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1972. Drawing of a partly polished Neolithic flint axehead.. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF80157 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1973. Drawing of a partly polished Neolithic axehead.. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ROUGHOUT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 13 2017 3:57PM