NHER 4608 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Bronze Age axehead or axehammer
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Summary
A Neolithic or Early Bronze Age axehead or axe hammer was found. It was exhibited at the 1851 meeting of the Archaeological Institute of Norwich. The exact location and nature of this discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLME HALE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Neolithic or Early Bronze Age axehead (?flint.) Exhibited at 1851 meeting Archaeological Institute Norwich by G. Johnson.
See (S1).
Perhaps the same as perforated axehammer from Necton.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Holme Hale.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Holme Hale.
- --- 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 80 NE 32.
- <S1> SNF775 Article in Monograph: 1851. Catalogue of Antiquities. Exhibited in the Museum formed during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, held at Norwich, in 1847. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the City. Archaeological Institute. pp xxiii-lvi. p xxv.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- PERFORATED OBJECT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 31 2016 11:28AM