Accession No
1933.718
Description
Handaxe with a natural perforation towards butt.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Norfolk; Hockwold; Hockwold Fen; ?Clouds Farm
Period
Palaeolithic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1933.718
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Flint dagger - but see Contexts section below; towards butt a natural perforation
Event Date 18/6/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Handaxe with a natural perforation towards butt.
Event Date 2011
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
Dr. Catherine Frieman, University of Oxford, examined this object in September 2011 and identified it as a Palaeolithic handaxe rather than a dagger. The Period field has been modified to remove 'Beaker Age; Bronze Age' and the Description has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 9/2011
Author: maa
FM:16745
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