Record Details
| NHER Number: | 34933 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic axehead |
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Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axehead found in 1998. The axehead has been damaged by burning.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 072 131 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01SE |
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| Parish: | HOCKERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September to October 1998. Stray find.
Neolithic polished axe (part of). Butt end of a polished flint axe, severely damaged by burning. Polish is patchy, leaving extensive flake scars but extends close to the butt. Lateral edges are smoothed by polishing and one edge has slight fracetting. Flint is brown to grey brown and glossy with a low level of patination.
Identified by P.A. Robins (NCM), 2 November 1998.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 July 1999.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
Related records - none
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