NHER 11800 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age stone find
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Summary
A Bronze Age stone axehammer was found in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1976. Stray Find.
Found on surface, near edge of field:
1 Bronze Age large stone axe hammer, 24.2cm long, 9.5cm maximum width with oval shaft-hole. Butt much battered. Petrology number N223. See drawing (S1).
Information via Thetford Museum, which subsequently purchased this object (THEHM : 1977.363).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2014.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- 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. TL 88 NE 13.
- <S1> SNF92024 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1976. Drawing of a Bronze Age large 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 5 2016 2:12PM