NHER 11044 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic or later pebble macehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM28NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1857. Stray Find.
Perforated stone object found in turnip field nearly opposite rectory. Information from (S1), which describes it as a "…stone axe-hammer (pebble) 4 1/2 inches [11.5cm] long". This object was exhibited at a meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of London in January 1860, where it was described as a "stone mall or hammer". According to (S1) is also noted in (S3).
This object is now held by the Ashmolean Museum (1927.3505, Evans Collection, ex Spalding) and is identified by both (S4) and (S5) as a pebble macehead. These objects are not closely datable having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2014.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Denton.
- <S2> SNF7839 Article in Serial: [anonymous]. 1861. [proceedings of meeting held Thursday, January 19th, 1860]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Second Series Vol I pp 63-77. p 64.
- <S3> SNF977 Article in Serial: Spalding, F. 1878. Notes on Stone Implements. Proceedings of the Norwich Geological Society. Vol I pp 30-31. p 31.
- <S4> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S5> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 205.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2014 2:13PM