Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20561 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic partially-polished flint axehead |
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Summary
In 1984 a part-polished Neolithic axehead, of yellowish white flint was recovered south of Plough Inn during the clearing of a roadside ditch.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7026 2293 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF72SW |
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| Parish: | ROYDON (NEAR LYNN), WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1984. Stray Find.
Found by [1] south of Plough Inn in cleaning out roadside ditch:
1 Neolithic part-polished flint axehead, yellowish white, blade end part polished, length 15cm, width across blade 5.8cm; rounded end, damaged. Large chip off polished blade on one side.
Details and drawing in secondary file (S1) from [2].
Compiled by E. M. James (KLM), 23 July 1984. Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 January 2020.
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
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
| <S2> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
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