NHER 25142 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axe and Bronze Age sword from Hockwold Fen
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Summary
A Neolithic votive stone axehead and the tip of a Middle to Late Bronze Age sword found in Hockwold Fen.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Items from (S1).
Gabbro 'votive axehead' 121 mm long.
Tip of Middle Bronze Age or Late Bronze Age bronze sword, broken in antiquity.
Full details of (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 13 March 1989.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SWORD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 16 2016 4:49PM