NHER 4115 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
A Bronze Age unlooped copper alloy palstave was found on the surface of a sugar beet field in 1970.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTHACRE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 1970. Stray Find.
Unlooped palstave found on surface of sugar beet field, near hedge.
Bronze Age copper alloy unlooped palstave. See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 August 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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 81 SW 26.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80900 Illustration: Clough, T. 1970. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy unlooped palstave. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Southacre.
- <S3> SNF2434 Serial: 1970. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1970. No 17. p 14.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2025 8:29AM