NHER 1712 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axe hammer
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAGTHORPE WITH BARMER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1959.
Neolithic to Bronze Age axe-hammer 10" x 4.5" x 3.2" in three pieces (ancient fracture, middle section found some yards from others) of heavy grey stone like sarsen, rough except in almost vertical sided perforation which is very smooth and powdery and shows that the boring was from both sides.
Information from A.S. Mottram (KLM).
Petrology N.69, greenstone, only one piece (cutting edge) on petrology second card.
R.R. Clarke.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Bagthorpe.
- --- 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 SE 14.
- --- SNF87124 Serial: 1959. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1959. No. 6. p 3.
- <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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXE HAMMER (Early Neolithic to Beaker - 4000 BC to 1700 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 28 2023 12:55PM