NHER 498 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age copper alloy axehead, Boundary Road/Drayton Road
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Summary
A Late Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axehead with part of its wooden haft surviving was found on a building site in 1965.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1965.
Socketed bronze axe with part of wooden haft remaining found on surface of building site.
Unknown if axe came from this site.
W. Milligan (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87227 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Bronze Age.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 SW 42.
- --- SNF2366 Serial: 1965. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1965. No 12. p 5.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- PLANT REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 2:04PM