NHER 2242 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Early Bronze Age stone axehammer
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Summary
In 1951 a stone axehammer dating to Neolithic or Early Bronze Age was recovered southwest of St Mary's Bridge.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF51SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIGGENHALL ST GERMANS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1951. 700ft (213m) southwest of St Mary's Bridge.
Stone axe-hammer.
In NCM [1].
Comp. R. R. Clarke.
N.107, examined by Dr F. S. Wallis, pure quartzite. B. Beeby.
Ordnance Survey Records (S2).
R. J. Rickett 23 February 1990.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Wiggenhall St Germans.
- --- 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 51 SE 1 [2].
- <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.
- <S2> SNF7920 Article in Serial: Roe, F. E. S. 1966. The Battle-Axe Series in Britain. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XXXII pp 199-245. p 236.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXE HAMMER (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 10 2016 4:54PM