Record Details

NHER Number:14188
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic axehead

Summary

A Neolithic partly polished axehead was found on the ploughed surface of this field in 1977.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 4686 1597
Map Sheet:TG41NE
Parish:HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

1977. On ploughed surface.
Part polished flint axe.
See (S1) in the Illustration Library.

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.
---Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Ancient stone axe found in 1970s. 21 June.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1977. Drawing of a Neolithic partly polished axehead.. Card. 1:1.

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