NHER 20056 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric quartzite pebble mace or hammer

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Summary

A prehistoric perforated quartz pebble mace or hammer, found before 1984. Pebble maces of this type are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts. This large size of this example does however suggest it may be post-Mesolithic.

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Map sheet	TF81NW
Civil Parish	GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pre 1984. Stray Find.
Found on field of College Farm:
1 prehistoric perforated pebble hammer of fine quartzite with 'hour-glass' perforation. Signs of heavy battering at both ends and some worn facets. Length along major axis 12.7cm. Weight 1250g. See sketch (S1).
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1984.202).
Perforated quartzite pebble maces of this kind are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts. The heavy nature of this example does however make a post-Mesolithic more likely.
J. J. Wymer (NAU) 10 February 1984.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 July 2013.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF89624 Illustration: Wymer, J. 1984. Sketch of a Mesolithic or later quartzite pebble mace from Great Massingham. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)

Object Types (1)

PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2019 5:45PM