NHER 25483 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axeheads, Bronze Age axeheads and palstave

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Summary

Before 1989 Three Neolithic polished flint axeheads, three Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axeheads and a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave were found on farmland in the Snettisham or Shernbourne area.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	SHERNBORNE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Found some years ago. Same general circumstances as spearhead site NHER 17192, on farm belonging to father of owner of objects.
Three polished flint axes. One looped palstave. Three socketed axes, (S1, S2, S3 and S4).
Notes by J. Wymer (NAU) in file.
Also one fragment bronze cake from crucible? Weight 419 grammes.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 29 Sept 1989.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78075 Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1989. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe and Late Bronze Age single looped palstave.. Find Illustration. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF78073 Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1989. Drawing of 2 Late Bronze Age socketed axes.. Paper. 1:1.
<S3> SNF78077 Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1989. Drawing of a Neolithic polished axe.. Paper. 1:1.
<S4> SNF78079 Illustration: Wymer, J.. 1989. Drawing of 2 Neolithic polished axes.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (5)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2021 10:15AM