Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11333 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic polished axehead |
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Summary
In 1976 a Neolithic polished axehead was recovered from this site in association with some modern refuse, which may indicate that it was redeposited from elsewhere.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0218 3221 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03SW |
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| Parish: | SWANTON NOVERS, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1976. Stray Find.
Found on surface in Dogkennel Wood, after trees blown down:
1 Neolithic cutting edge end of polished flint axe, 9.3cm long, 6.1cm wide. See drawing (S1). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1976.309).
Found with much 19th/20th century scrap metal and bottles - redeposited?
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2014.
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. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gregory, T. 1976. Drawing of a fragmentary Neolithic polished flint axehead. Card. 1:1. |
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