NHER 4493 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric axes and multi-period pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1967.
Early Bronze Age butt of Wessex copper alloy axe with raindrop decoration; flint axe, stone axe, probably the same as
one 8.25cm long, 4cm wide at blade, 2.5cm at butt, sliced in 1972, Group T (Cornwall) .
Scatter of medieval and Roman sherds;
See [1].
E. B. Green (NCM) 1967.
7 February 1983. Barton Bendish Fieldwalking Survey.
Northern half field walked in good conditions, Context 2.
Scatter of Roman, medieval, post medieval sherd and 2 prehistoric flint gritted, 1 flint flake.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU) and A. Gregory (NAU) February 1983.
Also an 'arrow straightener' found in 1967.
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 17 April 1990.
Group I stone axe, petrology no. N155, from this site.
Wrong grid reference given in (S1).
Not same as that detailed on primary card which is from site NHER 14433.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 February 1991
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF13963 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 25. BB.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Barton Bendish.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Barton Bendish.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Barton Bendish.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Barton Bendish.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2381 Serial: 1967. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1967. No 14. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (8)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2022 7:51AM