NHER 5295 (Find Spot record) - Feltwell Fen Late Bronze Age Hoard
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Summary
A large and important Late Bronze Age hoard of twenty one items, including copper alloy tweezers, two spearheads, six socketed axes, gold leaf from an ornament, an amber bead, two boar tusks and fragments of copper alloy cake was found, before 1907.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre 1907. Feltwell Fen.
Large and important hoard of Late Bronze Age of twenty one items - axes, razor, tweezers etc.
See full list in file (S1) and (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 17 May 1990.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF4892 Article in Serial: Brown, M. A. and Blin-Stoyle, A. E. 1959. A Sample Analysis of British Middle and Late Bronze Age Material using Optical Spectrometry. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XXV pp 188-208. p 203.
- --- SNF88189 Article in Serial: Piggot, C. M. 1946. The Late Bronze Age Razors of the British Isles. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol XII pp 121-141. p 138.
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Feltwell [10].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF2221 Monograph: 1953. Guide to Later Prehistoric Antiquities in the British Museum.. p 45.
- <S2> SNF59230 Photograph: Ashley, H.. Feltwell Fen Late Bronze Age Hoard.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (13)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CHISEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- RAZOR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SCABBARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- TWEEZERS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 3 2013 9:34AM