NHER 35272 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric ?pebble mace and medieval strap end
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Summary
A stone ?pebble macehead of Mesolithic or late date and a medieval strap end found during metal detecting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2000. Metal detecting.
1 Mesolithic or later perforated stone ?pebble mace(or loomweight). See drawing (S1).
1 medieval strap end.
Possible mace Identified by P. Robins (NCM). See descriptions in file.
Discoveries reported in (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 March 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2013.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF76295 Illustration: Robins, P. 2000. Drawing of a Mesolithic or later pebble macehead or loomweight from Heacham. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF86491 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2001. Archaeological Finds in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 694-707. p 695.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 28 2014 9:29AM