NHER 11393 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead was found. The cutting edge of the axehead had been damaged in the Bronze Age.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976? 'In this field'.
Facetted socketed axe, single moulding below short flared mouth. Cutting edge damaged in antiquity.
See (S1) in the Illustration Library.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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. TG 11 NE 10.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 12.
- <S1> SNF79158 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead.. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 2 2016 8:46AM