Norfolk Beach-Find Handaxes for Sale (UPDATED - Good News for Norfolk Nighthawks)

 

In the artefact-hunter-filled United Kingdom, seller " fishes-of-the-world" (2830) located in Bacton, Norfolk, UK [Private Registered as private seller, so consumer rights stemming from EU consumer protection law do not apply] has "UK Found 4 Neanderthal Handaxe's Biface Stone Tools Magazine Featured" for sale in a frame, with some pages from TH magazine, only £3,500.00 or Best Offer

eBay item number:196316671407 Item description from the seller:

I have 4 extremely Rare! Neanderthal handaxes for sale from the dredged materials during the sandscaping project at Walcott Norfolk, all discovered by myself with hundreds of hours of avid hunting these artifacts. Dredged from offshore materials from the historic doggerbank. Top left is a stunning black Neanderthal handaxe. Top right is a yellow boute coupe Neanderthal handaxe. Next lower left is a orange Neanderthal handaxe. And finally to the lower right a brown-orange Neanderthal handaxe this one has the classic frost pop damage to the back from the freezing climate during that relentless ice age period. I hope they will be displayed and appreciated by someone who is looking to own a piece of incredible history. These were amongst four of the best artifacts recovered. They are framed with a copy of the magazine taped to the background and are all featured figure 15, figure 8&9 and figure 20. They will be removed and individually wrapped for protection from the frame and sent along side the display frame, you will be able to display them back again once you've received them. The frame was homemade by myself. They will be sent special recorded delivery to anywhere in the UK. Abroad will need to contact me first as extra postage costs will be incurred.

It's incredible to think these tools were made by a race of early man thats bloodline eventually died out. Photos never do these pieces justice. Contact me for any further information. They have all been certified by a top expert in the British museum.

Which BM specialist has contributed to this process? Has the sale and division of the proceeds been cleared by the owners of Walcott beach? Is artefact hunting permitted there at all, as it seems to be forbidden without a permit around most of the North Norfolk coast.

Update 6th Aperil 2024
I tried to contact North Norfolk District Council about this asale, asking if it was authoriesed. After they ignored my mail most of the week, I contacted the clerk of Walcott Parish Council in case they, or a local landowner owned the beach. From there I got an ammost immediate reply (at the weekend too). Thanks to Mrs Denise Revell parish clerk for the information:

" The beach is owned by North Norfolk District Council. I believe you can metal detect on the beach at Walcott but any finds have to be reported to the coastguard

And the coastguard will do what about it? Here whether or mnot it was reported to them, the bloke took them home, got an article in Treasure Hunter magazine and then stuck them on a board and is flogging them off for £3,500. And if somebody reports it to the landowner ... the landowner simply ignores it. That is information every Norfolk Nighthawk will find useful.