NHER 1879 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A Bronze Age socketed axehead found in the 1940s.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF94SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LANGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
About 1949. West of Drove Lane in removing material for road making on aerodrome during war.
Socketed copper alloy axe head 105mm long 48mm wide.
Not in situ.
See (S1).
R.R. Clarke (NCM)
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Langham.
- --- 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 94 SE 8.
- <S1> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 11:00AM