NHER 9705 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead from Low Farm
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Summary
A Neolithic flaked flint axehead was found. The axehead may have been made from a flint saddle quern.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1941. Low Farm.
Chipped flint axe - cherty material (?made from old flint saddle quern).
R.R. Clarke (NCM). Information from (S1)
Incorrectly recorded as Palaeolithic by (S2) and (S3).
P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2013.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic.
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SW 36.
- <S3> SNF7331 Unpublished Document: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1974. The Archaeological Implications of the Norwich Southern By-Pass.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SADDLE QUERN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2016 2:42PM