NHER 9021 (Find Spot) - Neolithic polished flint axeheads

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Summary

At an unspecified date, two or three Neolithic flint axeheads were recovered from Stow Bedon. The exact location and circumstances of their discovery are not known.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish STOW BEDON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Two polished axeheads. See (S1). ('One face flatter than other' according to NCM Fitch Collection - E. Rose (NAU).)
Flint celt (Fitch Collection 1853), see (S2). (Is this the same as the other ones? - E. Rose (NAU).)
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • <S1> Publication: Evans, J. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. 2nd Edition. p 100.
  • <S2> Documentary Source: Manning, C. R. 1853. Catalogue of Antiquities found in the County of Norfolk.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Stow Bedon.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 6 2016 4:22PM

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