NHER 12631 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1977 recovered a badly corroded copper alloy Bronze Age axehead.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1977. Metal detecting. Found 'virtually on surface' of field boundary bank.
Thin-butted flat axehead, apparently bronze. 12.1cm long, maximum width 6.1cm.
All surfaces badly disrupted by corrosion. Possible cabling on one edge. Very slight hammered flanges.
Drawn (S1) NCM, in the Illustration Library. Newspaper report (S2) in file.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF91336 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1977. Drawing of a Bronze Age flat axehead. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF3184 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1977. Bronze Age axe detected. 20 June.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 19 2014 9:34AM