Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6552 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic or Bronze Age flint find |
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Summary
A Neolithic or Bronze Age polished flint axehead was found in 1950.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1473 3866 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG13NW |
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| Parish: | WEST BECKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
August 1950. Waisted flint axe found 1.8m (6 feet) deep on north side of Workhouse (hospital); imitates a metal axe shape. Polished.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 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. Beckham (West). |
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