Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20438 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic flint find |
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Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axehead was found on the surface of a field in 1984.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 6430 9924 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL69NW |
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| Parish: | RYSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1984. West of Duke's Plantation. Found on surface of sugar beet field. Neolithic flint axe, grey, extremely well polished. One side blade edge rounded, other has a corner (see outline sketch (S1) in file). Length 16cm. Width across working end 6.5cm. Width across butt 3.5cm. Butt semi-circular.
E. M. James (KLM), 30 May 1984.
See rough sketch (S1) in file.
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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
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