NHER 1296 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age battleaxe (Holme next the Sea, poorly located)
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Summary
Before 1907 a Bronze Age greenstone battleaxe was found. The exact location and nature of its discovery are uncertain.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Before 1907.
Perforated stone axe; battle axe, but originally described as an axehammer.
Petrology No. N70, Greenstone.
(S1), (S2), (S3).
E. Rose.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 404.
- --- 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 130.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Holme-next-the-sea.
- --- 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.
- --- 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.
- <S3> SNF5276 Publication: Clarke, W.G.. MSS126.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BATTLEAXE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 27 2017 3:17PM