NHER 29114 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axe and undated musical instrument fragment
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Summary
Metal detecting on the allotments in 1992 recovered a Bronze Age socketed axe, with a good amount of the wood haft still intact, and a bronze mouthpiece for a musical instrument of unknown date.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
20 May 1992. Metal detecting on [1].
Socketed axe with good amount of wood haft still intact. Found around 76cm (2.5ft) deep in damp area, (S1).
Bronze mouthpiece for musical instrument? Date unknown, (S2).
Information from member of the public [2].
W. Milligan (NCM) 21 May 1992.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- PLANT REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (Unknown date)
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Record last edited
Aug 3 2017 3:14PM