Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41198 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Mesolithic flint blade |
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Summary
A Mesolithic flint blade was found in redeposited soil by the tennis courts at the King Edward VII school in 2003.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 63049 20419 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2003-2004. Stray Find.
From redeposited soil bank at southwest corner of remodelled tennis court at King Edward VII School. Soil may or may not be from immediate locality.
Mesolithic blade (incomplete). Proximal end of a well formed blade in pale grey flint. Some edge damage but no deliberate modification. Very flat bulb of percussion suggests soft-hammer technique. Probably Mesolithic.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 February 2005.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Finds
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
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