NHER 35631 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1998 and 1999 recovered part of a Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF64SE
Civil Parish OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Former Civil Parish xHUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1998-1999. Metal detecting.
Found in imported soil, provencance unknown, behind ladies' loo, beach carpark.
Identified by C.A.H.
Late Bronze Age copper alloy pegged spearhead fragment (S1), consisting of a socketed end and lower part of leaf shaped blade (broken on outer edges). Wings are set on a band either side of (incomplete) midrib socket, with one peg hole intact and the other distorted. Remains of horizontal line decoration at bottom of socket. Badly crushed. Class VA.
See (S2).
K. Hinds (NLA), 23 August 2000.

  • <S1> Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1998/9. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S2> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Mar 20 2019 11:13AM

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