Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1813 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic flint find (Wells next the Sea, poorly located) |
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Summary
At sometime prior to March 1940 a Neolithic partly polished flint axehead was found at an unknown location in Wells next the Sea parish.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pre 27 March 1940. Stray Find.
Found at "Wells, Norfolk":
Neolithic axe of brown flint chipped all over, polished at edge. Seen 27 March 1940. See rough sketch (S1), drawn from memory.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2018.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Rough sketch (from memory) of a Neolithic partially-polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1. |
| <S2> | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Wells. |
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