NHER 1671 (Find Spot record) - Snettisham Bronze Age Hoard III

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Summary

In 1948 a Late Bronze Age metal workers hoard was recovered in the parish of Snettisham. This hoard comprised an number of copper alloy objects including a razor, fragments of a leaf-shaped sword, a chisel, three gouges, six socketed axes, one tracer and a casting jet. It is thought that this hoard may be related to earlier finds in 1797 (NHER 1504) and the 1930s (NHER 1670), as well as a hoard recovered later (NHER 1672).

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF73SW
Civil Parish	SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

April 1948. [1]
Metal founders bronze hoard in soil 15 to 18 inches (38-46cm) deep found by deep ploughing.
Class II bronze razor; hilt and tip of blade of v-type leaf sword; one socketed mortising chisel; three socketed gouges, six socketed axes (including one with vestigal wings (two facetted, one with three ribs, two could be chisels)); one tracer, one jet.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Lawson gives gouges and chisel as two socketed gouges, one socketed punch, one tanged gouge, sword is tip of carp's tongue and hilt of Ewart Park.
E. Rose (NAU).

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Snettisham.
--- 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. TF 73 SW 1.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF7477 Newspaper Article: November 15 . Eastern Daily Press.
<S2> SNF6058 Serial: February 194. Archaeological News Letter.. p 11.
<S3> SNF2140 Serial: 1949. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 1 (for 1948).
<S4> SNF2166 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1952. Notes on Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk (1943-8). Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 156-159. pp 156-157.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (6)

BURIN (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
GOUGE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
RAZOR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Feb 16 2021 8:04AM