NHER 2948 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Early Bronze Age axehammer, medieval coin and buckles

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Summary

A Neolithic or Early Bronze Age stone axehammer was found in 1966. Metal-detecting in 2017 recovered a medieval coin and medieval buckles.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG00SW
Civil Parish HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1966. Stray find. [1].
Stone axehammer. 55m (60 yards) west of Lingwhite Farm.
T. Clough (NCM).

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [2].
Medieval buckles.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 18 April 2017. E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

  • --- Article in Serial: Williams-Thorpe, O., Webb, P. C. and Jones, M. C. 2003. Non-destructive geochemical and magnetic characterisation of Group XVIII dolerite stone axes and shaft-hole implements from England. Journal of Archaeological Science. Vol 30 pp 1237-1267.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hingham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 00 SW 17.
  • --- Serial: 1966. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1966. No 13. p 4.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
  • AXE HAMMER (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1205 AD to 1216 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 22 2020 5:03PM

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