NHER 4753 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1956.
Found 300 yards [272m] south-south-east of 'Harris Farm':
Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. See sketch (S1).
In possession of [1] in 1956.
Information from record card (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2018.
1980.
Location confirmed by [1], who was still in possession of object.
E. Rose (NAU). Information from record card (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81073 Illustration: Howlett, D. R. 1956. Sketch of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
- <S3> SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 4.
- <S4> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2018 11:15AM