NHER 29269 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic or later pebble macehead
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Summary
Broken prehistoric pebble macehead with hour-glass perforation found by chance in 1992. These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHERNBORNE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 1992. Stray Find.
1 prehistoric broken pebble macehead with 'hour-glass' perforation. See drawing (S1).
These objects are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Discovery reported in (S2).
L. Brewster (KLM), 2 November 1992. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 December 2013.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF90372 Illustration: Robins, P. 1992. Drawing of a Mesolithic or later pebble macehead from Shernborne. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF86411 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1993. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 1992. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt IV pp 512-522. p 513.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Feb 16 2021 8:05AM