NHER 1264 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age stone find
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Summary
Part of a Bronze Age stone axehammer was found near to the Bronze Age barrow NHER 1263 in 1954.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1954.
'Just south of' perimeter of barrow (NHER 1263).
Part of stone axe-hammer.
Grid reference corrected 19 July 1982 from Unit aerial photographs showing position of NHER 1263.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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.
- --- SNF7920 Article in Serial: Roe, F. E. S. 1966. The Battle-Axe Series in Britain. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XXXII pp 199-245. No 134.
- --- SNF90756 Article in Serial: Williams-Thorpe, O., Webb, P. C. and Jones, M. C. 2003. Non-destructive geochemical and magnetic characterisation of Group XVIII dolerite stone axes and shaft-hole implements from England. Journal of Archaeological Science. Vol 30 pp 1237-1267.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hunstanton [2].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- AXE HAMMER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BATTLEAXE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2014 2:17PM