NHER 4883 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age flat axehead, south side of Thornham Road (Methwold, poorly located)
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead was found when drains were cut on the south side of Thornham Road in 1912. The exact location of this discovery is unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1912. Stray Find.
South side of Thornham Road. Found when cutting drains on land of east Warren:
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead.
Purchased by Norwich Castle Museum (ex J. Warburton Collection; NWHCM : 1963.379.3)
8% tin.
Compiled by E.B. Green (NCM).
Information from (S1).
Noted in (S2) and illustrated in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF98758 Article in Monograph: Needham, S. 1979. The extent of foreign influence on Early Bronze Age axe development in southern Britain. The Origins of Metallurgy in Atlantic Europe. Ryan, M (ed.). pp 265-293.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
- <S2> SNF86966 Article in Serial: 1914. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt IV (for 1913-14) pp 485-491. p 490.
- <S3> SNF98758 Article in Monograph: Needham, S. 1979. The extent of foreign influence on Early Bronze Age axe development in southern Britain. The Origins of Metallurgy in Atlantic Europe. Ryan, M (ed.). pp 265-293. Fig 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2018 2:23PM