NHER 11180 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age stone axe hammer from Woolpack Sand, four and a half miles off Holme next the Sea
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Summary
A large Bronze Age perforated stone axe hammer was found on oyster beds in 1868.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1868.
Found on oyster beds near the Woolpack Sand, four and a half miles north of Holme.
Large stone perforated axe hammer.
Probably Cornish.
See (S1).
Information from W. G. Clarke manuscript (Norwich Central Library) 126.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Holme-Next-the-sea.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Holme-Next-to-the-sea.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Northrepps.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155. p 118.
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
Apr 6 2016 4:11PM