Record Details

NHER Number:24756
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic flaked axehead

Summary

In 1970 a Neolithic flaked adze of good quality grey flint was recovered on the surface of this area before the excavation of a reservoir.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 2675 3489
Map Sheet:TG23SE
Parish:TRUNCH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

The Warren.

1970. Stray Find.
Found on surface before the area was dug for a reservoir. Natural spring nearby. [1]
Neolithic flaked adze of good quality, grey flint. In fairly fresh condition and unpatinated.
See drawing (S1).
Identified and compiled by J. Wymer (NAU), 31 August 1988. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2019.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Wymer, J. 1988. Drawing of a Neolithic flaked flint axehead.

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