NHER 9249 (Find Spot record) - Flint implement
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Summary
In 1969 an iron stained prehistoric flint implement, probably a broken flint axe, was found on the surface.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1969. Stray Find.
Surface find:
1 prehistoric iron-stained flint implement. Probably a broken flint axe, with traces of polishing towards one edge, one side only. Not Palaeolithic as suggested in (S1). See drawing (S2).
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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 10 NW 16.
- <S1> SNF2413 Serial: 1969. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1969. No 16. p 4.
- <S2> SNF92001 Illustration: Clough, T. 1969. Drawing of a prehistoric flint ?fragmentary axehead. Card. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Barford.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2016 2:43PM