Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8672 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Neolithic polished stone axehead, Caister on Sea beach (Caister on Sea, poorly located) |
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Summary
In 1972 a Neolithic polished stone axehead was found on the beach at Caister on Sea. The exact location of its discovery is uncertain.
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Location
Full description
Stone axe found on Caister by Yarmouth beach. Petrology: N.10, medium grained dolerite.
See (S1)
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
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. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Caister-by-Yarmouth. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155. |
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