NHER 22435 (Find Spot) - Unusual Neolithic worked flint
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Summary
An unusual Neolithic tool was found in Harling. It may have been an axehead made from a large flake. The exact location and nature of its discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Pre 1986.
Neolithic flint tool, unusual, apparently an attempt to make an axe on a large flake. Grey flint, almost S-profile. 130mm x 56mm.
See outline sketch (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 16 April 1986.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF92157 Illustration: Rose, E. 1986. Outline sketches of a Palaeolithic flint handaxe, a Neolithic polished flint axehead and ?axehead made on flake and a fragmentary ?Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint dagger/thin axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2014 12:53PM