Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23249 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Neolithic flints |
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Summary
Fragments of Neolithic axes and flint flakes have been found on this site, as well as medieval and post medieval flint knapping debris.
Images - none
Location
Full description
Pre 1986. Stray Find.
Found at unknown locations during farm work on lands of Grange Farm (farm at TG 290 198, see plan in file for extent of lands):
5 Neolithic fragmentary polished flint axes (one only a flake and one seems to have been used as a pot boiler) and 1 fragmentary flaked flint axehead. See drawings (S1).
Also 2 flint flakes.
See [1].
Identified W. Milligan (NCM), 5 December 1986.
March 1987.
J.J. Wymer (NAU) visited farm and was surprised not to find even a flake on fields, only some apparently medieval to post medieval flint knapping debris. 2 large rounded end scrapers in [1]'s collection apparently not reported with above.
E. Rose (NAU), 16 March 1987.
Monument Types
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT BOILER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1986. Drawings of five Neolithic fragmentary polished flint axehead and one fragmentary flaked flint axehead. Paper. 1:1. |
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