NHER 10531 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age stone find
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Summary
A Bronze Age perforated stone axe hammer was found in 1976 during construction of the Loddon bypass.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SISLAND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976. Stray Find.
In spoil excavated during construction of Loddon bypass; from peat up to 20 feet [6m] deep by river:
1 Bronze Age stone axe hammer with hour-glass perforation. Possibly made on erratic nodule. Remains of two longitudinal ribs on each side. See drawing (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 NE 14.
- --- SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 20.
- <S1> SNF79227 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1976. Drawing of a Bronze Age perforated stone axe hammer. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXE HAMMER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 19 2016 1:56PM