Record Details

NHER Number:10302
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic axehead

Summary

The cutting edge of a Neolithic polished axehead was found at this spot in 1952.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 3296 0381
Map Sheet:TG30SW
Parish:CLAXTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1952. 122m (400 foot) northwest of Bench Mark 6.9.
Cutting edge of polished flint axe.
See (S1).
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. Claxton.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Newspaper Article: Ellis, E.A.. 1 May 1952. Eastern Daily Press.

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