NHER 28149 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead and medieval strap fitting
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Summary
A Neolithic flaked flint axehead and a medieval sword belt fitting found by metal detecting and fieldwalking in 1989.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HETHERSETT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1989. Found in fieldwalking.
Thin butted flaked axe, cutting end damaged in antiquity.
Found with metal detecting.
Copper alloy hooked attachment plate with traces of iron in two rivet holes, ring through hook. ?Sword belt fitting.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 21 December 1989.
Identifid by W. Milligan (NCM) 25 April 1989.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 2 2016 10:23AM