Record Details

NHER Number:5600
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic polished flint axehead

Summary

Before 1968 a Neolithic polished flint axehead with faceted sides was recovered from this parish of Weeting with Broomhill. The exact date and location of this discovery are unclear.

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Location

Parish:WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 1968. Found on soil surface, exact spot unknown, but on land belonging to Home Farm, Weeting (TL 7765 9940).
Polished flint axe, sides slightly faceted. Neolithic. See sketch (S1).
Seen by T. H. Mck. Clough (NAU).
T. Clough (NAU).

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.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Weeting.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: [Unknown]. 1968. Sketch of a Neolithic polished flint axehead. Paper. 1:1.

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