NHER 10700 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age spearhead
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Summary
In 1844 a Bronze Age bronze spearhead was found in Haddiscoe parish. The exact location and nature of its discovery are uncertain.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HADDISCOE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1844.
Small bronze spearhead, dagger-shaped blade with loops halfway up socket. 98mm long.
Middle Bronze Age ?Class II or IVA.
See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Grid reference TM 4282 9805a written on (S3) in a later hand. This is the grid reference of the rectory.
Evidence for this siting?
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF868 Article in Serial: Chester, G. J.. 1855. A Brief Sketch of the Antiquities of the Valleys of the Waveney and Yare. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol IV pp 310-316. p 312.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Haddiscoe.
- --- 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 49 NW 14.
- <S1> SNF6 Article in Serial: 1855. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 341-366. p 362.
- <S2> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 20 2016 3:30PM