Record Details

NHER Number:8053
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic stone axehead

Summary

It is recorded that a Neolithic stone axehead is preserved at Paston School, and was found in the parish of Wroxham. The exact date and location of its original discovery are unclear.

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Location

Parish:WROXHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Stone axe of greyish stone (?Limestone or sandstone) 5 3/8 inches (14cm) x 1 3/4 inches (4.5cm) a 1 1/10 inches (3cm) preserved at Paston Grammar School.
Sketch (S1) by J. E. Sainty see file.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

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. Wroxham.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

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