NHER 19400 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age spearhead

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Summary

A Bronze Age leaf-shaped copper alloy socketed spearhead with basal loops was found in a carrot factory in Chatteris during the processing of carrots from Feltwell Fen Farm. Some remains of the wooden shaft could still be seen inside the spearhead.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

April or May 1983. Found at Graves and Graves Carrot Plant, Chatteris on a conveyor after a load of carrots was brought in from Feltwell Fen Farm (owns land TL 68 NE, TL 68 NW and surrounds).
Bronze leaf shaped socketed spearhead with basal loops. Overall length 12.5cm (5 inches) retaining portions of wood inside. Weight approximately 450g (1 pound).
(S1) in the Illustration Library by [1].
Information from [1]. Finder [2].
Object said by [1] to have been sent to Alison Taylor, but apparently destined for Chatteris Museum.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 August 1983.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF91290 Illustration: Illustration Library. Unknown. Sketch of a Bronze Age spearhead.. Paper. 1:2.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 16 2014 11:58AM