NHER 3533 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead and axehammer
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Summary
A small flat Bronze Age copper alloy axehead was found near the Peddar's Way. A Bronze Age axehammer may also have been found here. The exact nature of these discoveries is unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARPLEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1973.
Small flat bronze axehead found near Peddars Way.
See (S1).
Information from KLM and A.J. Lawson (NAU).
A.J. Lawson (NAU) says axehammer also found near here.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Harpley.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 72 NE 20.
- <S1> SNF10188 Photograph: HV 16-18, 23.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- AXE HAMMER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 14 2021 2:57PM