Record ID: NMS-C264DD
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Secondary hard hammer struck blade-like flake with a patch of thick cortex extant to the distal end on the dorsal face, of unpatinated slightly mottled grey flint with steep retouch to all edges forming an elongated sub-ovoid plan and a plano-convex section. The distal end is worn and rounded from abrasion. Such tools are referred to as "fabricators" and their function was obscure. It is now known that it is likely that these were used to strike against a split nodule of Marcasite (a type of Iron Pyrite) to produce sparks to light fires. 83 x 29 x 12 mm. This example is likely to be o…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: NMS-6A485E
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Very large and heavy ground and polished axe of mottled orange and off-white patination with many streaks of iron across both faces. The axe is complete apart from a post-depositional flake removal, some crushing of the cutting edge and a small chip to the butt; this damage reveals whitish grey flint below the patination. Both faces retain some flake scars around the edges, but most have been ground smooth along the median ridge, including a hollow on one face; the undamaged part of the cutting edge is still sharp. Both edges are heavily ground to a rounded profile. Donated to Norwich…
Created on: Sunday 18th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-581714
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic part-polished thin butted axe, now patinated light grey with some mottling throughout the flint and spotty iron staining on some of the high points of the surface. The cutting edge is recently damaged and one edge near the centre has been chipped in antiquity. 147 x 51 x 19 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
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Record ID: CAM-97F9E7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished flint axehead with retouch and post-depositional damage. The axehead has a pointed oval to almost lozenge shaped cross section. A lot of the polished surface has been removed by retouch and small amounts of damage. The polished surface survives predominantly along the centre of both sides which then extends, flaring into a fan shape, to cover all of the blade end. Retouch is present along both edges of both sides of the axehead and around both sides of the butt end giving the appearance of an axe rough-out with only partial polish. Small irregular shaped areas of …
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-2239D1
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A struck flint implement, probably a leaf shaped arowhead of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date. It is struck from a mottled grey/brown flint, is ogival in form with rounded base and snapped at the pointed end. The object is bifacially worked with covering, scaled and low angle retouch. It measures 34.58mm in length, 22.51mm in width, 4.13mm in thickness, and 3.61g in weight. This is a probable snapped leaf arrowhead, most likely of ogival form. It is of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, c.4000-1600 BC.
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quidenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-9FC88D
Object type: BURNT FLINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Burnt flint, weighing 25.5g. Possibly late prehistoric or undated.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-2550A6
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic small single platform core of mottled grey flint with some areas of spotty iron staining, and with multiple irregular flake scars. 48 x 38.5 x 32mm.
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Sunday 18th May 2014
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Record ID: NMS-432F91
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic to Bronze Age tertiary flake of mid-grey flint with pronounced invasive percussion flake scars along one lateral edge of the ventral face, removing the bulb. The other edge has irregular invasive retouch of a much smaller nature and may be recent damage. 51 x 43 x 11.5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 27th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-431FF1
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic to Bronze Age tertiary blade of dark grey flint with one area of pale grey inclusion. Both lateral edges are worn and damaged and the distal end has been truncated by steep retouch forming a possible end scraper. 50 x 18 x 6mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 10th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-430255
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Segment of a Neolithic secondary flake of pale grey patinated flint with faint irons stains, struck from a multi-platform core. One facet on the dorsal face is a fracture of natural thermal origin. Both distal and proximal ends of the flake are missing due to transverse bending fractures and the breaks may have occurred when the flake was struck. 28 x 24 x 5mm. Strip along eastern edge.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 27th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-402512
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic to Bronze Age secondary flake of mottled grey flint with fine use wear/damage to both lateral edges. 52 x 22 x 7mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-400E71
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic secondary blade of mottled grey flint with the extreme distal end broken, both lateral edges have fine use wear/damage and one is steeply retouched midway to form a shallow irregular notch. 44.5 x 22 x 5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-400575
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic blade-like flake struck from a single platform core of fine mid-grey flint. The dorsal face has six main flake scars from previous flake removals and both lateral edges have fine use wear and the distal end is broken by a transverse bending fracture. This piece may have been used as a knife. 56 x 30 x 6mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-3FFB12
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Early Neolithic tertiary blade-like flake struck from a single platform core of mottled grey flint, with a thin pale patination and some areas of spotty iron staining. Both lateral edges are worn from use and recently damaged in places. The distal end terminates in a slight hinge. 61.5 x 29.5 x 8mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-44E8A2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Neolithic part polished thin butted axe in orange / brown patinated flint. All breaks are ancient apart from small areas of recent chipped damage to the lateral edges. The butt has a transverse bending fracture and the cutting edge has been reshaped from one face with steep retouch for reuse. 87 x 44 x 18mm.
Created on: Friday 20th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
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Record ID: NMS-7610C2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic part polished axe fragment, of mottled grey unpatinated flint with the butt end transversely broken by a bending fracture. The cutting edge is undamaged and still sharp. It appears that the axe was reshaped slightly in antiquity after it had broken. 87 x 52 x 21mm. F1 on annotated aerial photograph in file.
Created on: Saturday 16th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Deopham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-A3B083
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint axe, found around 1952 - 56, of elongated, narrow-butted form, and of lenticular section with straight lateral edges tapering immediately from the cutting edge, all of the larger knapping scars are completely ground and polished out over the whole surface, with particularly fine polishing around the gently curved cutting edge. It is of patinated pale mottled grey flint, with some rusty scrapes from iron agricultural implements. Maximum width (at cutting edge) 48mm. Maximum thickness 16mm. Length 203mm. Similar elongated axeheads with narrow butts have been found …
Created on: Tuesday 13th August 2013
Last updated: Sunday 30th September 2018
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Record ID: NMS-B54E54
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Early Neolithic projectile point or leaf shaped arrowhead constructed on a tertiary flake with minimal pressure flaking. Pale brown, unpatinated flint. Green (1980, 72, fig.29) type 4. Length 32mm. Width 20mm. Thickness 4.5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: NMS-511C76
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Butt end of a thin butted polished flint axe, broken in antiquity and bifacially reshaped to a crude point. Length 85.5mm. Width 33mm. Thickness 20mm. Neolithic.
Created on: Thursday 16th May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st May 2014
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Record ID: NMS-8EC968
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic polished axe (or adze). Dimensions 140 x 60 x 34mm. Weight 351g. Thick and heavy with a broad cutting edge and broad thick butt; the cross-section tends to be plano-convex. Polished overall on one face, which is stained buff over a blue-grey flint (shown by recent damage). The other, more planar, face is partially flaked around the perimeter, revealing extensive frost cracking near the butt end. These reflaking scars are lightly patinated.
Created on: Monday 11th February 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st May 2014
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Record ID: NMS-82C4D1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic end scraper on long flint blade. Length 122.5mm. Width 38mm. Thickness 17mm.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: NMS-CD62D4
Object type: PICK
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint pick. Dimensions 416 x 66 x 49mm. Brown staining over dark grey / black flint. Rhombic section with sharp ridge on one face, largely formed by a natural cleavage plane (ancient frost fracture), the other face flaked entirely with a more rounded medial ridge. The dark brown patination suggests a probable peaty deposition, there is a trace of concretion on one face, most likely an accumulation of iron oxides and grit. All flake scars appear to be fairly hard hammer struck with some removals exhibiting a deep negative bulbs of percussion. At one end an impact ha…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fransham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6537A7
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic polished flint axe, the surviving body of which measures 177 x 64 x 34mm. It is polished all over, but also has extensive residual flake scars from the original shaping of the axe blank by flaking. The lateral edges are rounded for their full length. The axe has been severely damaged in recent times, both at the broad, curved blade end and at the narrow butt; the scars from this damage show incipient patination. The main body of the axe is patinated and stained patchily in brown. It was found in 1958, while ditch digging.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CE24C6
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished axehead fragment. The surviving portion measures 80mm x 60mm x 33mm. The butt end only survives, snapped transversely across the body. The body has many partially removed flake scars, especially at the lateral edges and the broad butt. It is made in pale grey flint with only slight iron staining and probably dates from the Late Neolithic.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Methwold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CE08F7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished axehead fragment, measuring 56mm wide at the cutting edge. The cutting edge, which is sharp and undamaged, is asymmetrical. The body of the axe has been severely damaged in antiquity, but it is possible to see that the lateral edges were rounded. It is made in pale grey flint with streaky iron staining and is probably Late Neolithic.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Methwold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CDC9D7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A highly polished Neolithic flint axe, measuring 127 x 61 x 32mm, with only a few shallow flaking scars. The still sharp cutting edge is rounded and at the broadest part of the axe. A large chip has been lost from one end of the cutting edge in antiquity. The butt has also suffered damage in antiquity, but is partially rounded. The lateral edges are rounded. The whole is stained brown with a few paler areas showing through. It is probably Late Neolithic.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Methwold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CDA206
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished axehead, measuring 180 x 68 x 30mm. This has been resubmitted for recording, and was apparently found 'about 30 years ago', though is has been previously recorded as being found around 1969. The axe is highly polished flint, with only a few shallow flaking scars. It is undamaged and has a rounded and still sharp cutting edge at its broadest point, a narrow rounded butt with a slight facet and facetted lateral edges. The whole surface is stained brown with a few coarse-grained inclusions are visible as greyer areas. It is probably Late Neolithic, dating from around…
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Methwold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAMHER-D71394
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint axehead, measuring 148.5mm in length, 48.5mm in max. width and 29.5mm thick. The axehead has been knapped into a long and tapering shape. One terminal is slightly pointed, while the other is rounded. The knapping scars are multi-directional, but mostly extend downwards and outwards from the centre, forming a high central ridge on one face, while the other is slightly flatter. The edges of the axe have some areas of retouch, and some evidence of damage. The light grey flint is heavily patinated with iron staining.
Created on: Thursday 20th August 2009
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2015
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Record ID: NMS-8CBAE8
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
This long slim flint axe is finished all over by shallow peripheral flaking to give a slightly asymmetrical lenticular section and a long oval in plan. The cutting end is narrow and only slightly damaged and is formed by tranchet flakes on each face; the butt is abrupt and has suffered minor recent damage, revealing a dark grey flint. Elsewhere the surface is heavily patinated and stained irregularly buff and dark brown. Measures 158mm x 49mm x 27mm. Axes of this form are probably from the Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BC) but are looking back to similar types of tranchet axes in the Mesolithic.
Created on: Monday 29th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whinburgh and Westfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-9BC2B7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Neolithic oblique arrowhead. An eccentric example of Green’s British Oblique, Type f, with the leading edge forming an equilateral triangle with the adjacent edges and the ‘tail’ extended to form a long tang.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lynford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-A03847
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Three Neolithic flint scrapers: a. Rounded end and right side on almost circular, secondary flake of brownish grey flint. Cortex is creamy white, thin. b. Probably a small ‘horseshoe’ type scraper, split longitudinally on the left side. The resultant edge has some shallow ventral retouch toward the distal end. Secondary flake of brownish flint with thin grey cortex over most of the distal face. c. Thick distal end of a tertiary flake with some rather irregular steep retouch around much of the perimeter together with some shallow ventral retouch. Brownish grey flint.
Created on: Friday 29th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tibenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-9FA8F4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
2 small Neolithic rounded end scrapers on flakes of a unpatinated brownish grey flint with extensive thin grey pebble cortex.
Created on: Friday 29th July 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Forncett/Tacolneston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-94AB20
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Early Neolithic scraper of 'Horseshoe' type on thick oval tertiary flake of mottled grey glossy flint. There is slight patination and some spotty iron staining on the ventral face. It is 51mm long, 44mm wide and 15mm thick.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burlingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3EC5B1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A lightly patinated flake, re-utilised (unpatinated) into leaf shape with fine invasive, but relatively steep, edge retouch on one face, but with similar retouch on the opposite face limited to the butt. The flaking is very similar to that on a plano-convex flint knife of early Bronze Age date but is probably more likely to be a leaf- shaped arrowhead of Neolithic date. The patinated flake is probably Mesolithic in date and the reuse Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AC13A1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Group of 82 worked flints. The flint quality is variable but probably mainly small scale localised material (80% have cortex). The assemblage is very flake based and is therefore no earlier in date than late Neolithic. The arrowhead is early Bronze Age and it is possible that the other flakes are also early Bronze Age in date, though a crudeness of technique seems to suggest a slightly later date too. 1-2: Squat flakes, one with hinge fracture, both patinated. 3-6: Four flakes made from earlier patinated struck flints. 7-10: Four patinated flakes with later unpatinated ed…
Created on: Tuesday 6th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ingham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-AB0994
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Group of 24 flints. 1-3: Three very large flakes, one of levellois type with the beginnings of limey type patination, especially on the dorsal face. The second is a squat flake core made utilising the flake and the third is a large irregular flake which also has a limey buidup. The first could be late neolithic and the latter two post-medieval in date. 4: A squat flake, heavily patinated pale blue-grey, probably prehistoric in date. 5: Crude irregular and thick flake with squat flake scars. 6-13: Eight long flakes. Hard hammer struck and quite chuncky. One at lea…
Created on: Tuesday 6th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lynford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-4F00A6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age ?adze blade or small discoidal knife. Dimensions 53 x 47 x 15mm. Sub-rectangular artefact of pale brown translucent flint, unpatinated. One face has invasive flaking from the two lateral edges and from the putative cutting edge – the fourth side is probably a snapped break. The opposed face is largely formed of a natural plain cleavage with some minor bilateral retouch and also on the abrupt (?snapped) edge. This rather enigmatic artefact does not readily fit any of the common categories but is tentatively identified as above, and is probably of the …
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quidenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-92F628
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Polished axe in dark grey mottled glossy flint with negligible patination. Polished extensively on one face from the broad blade up the central area to the square butt and with one lateral edge rounded slightly along its whole length, the other only toward the butt. The opposed face is only polished at the extreme edge of the cutting edge and is otherwise neatly finished by shallow re-touch flaking. The elegant shape suggests that this is a flint copy of an Early Bronze Age flat axe, and the shallow invasive flaking is also typical of this transitional period. Almost certainly Late Ne…
Created on: Thursday 29th January 2004
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Briston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-8FA2F2
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Polished axe / adze. Approaching a plano-convex section. Patinated greyish white flint. Extensivley polished from the almost straight but damaged cutting edge to the pointed butt. The lateral edges are slightly rounded. Probably late Neolithic.
Created on: Thursday 29th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Briston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-3C8962
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Polished axe, 194 x 68 x 42 mm. In grey brown flint with numerous large greyish white inclusions. Polish extends from the sharp and undamaged, curved cutting edge to the blunt squared off butt, leaving many residual flake scars. Both lateral edges are smoothed by light polishing, but not faceted. The butt is relatively sharp, being finished on both faces by shallow longitudinal flaking. The section is symmetrical lenticular. Possibly from grave goods in a burial. Probably later Neolithic.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.