NHER 5820 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age socketed axehead
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Summary
In 1881 a Bronze Age socketed axehead measuring 10.2cm long was found at an unspecified location within Thetford.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1881.
Evans has another socketed axe without diagonal lines by central rib. This one is 120mm long, see (S1).
See for comparison caston specimin (square socket - E. Rose (NAU).
Held by the Ashmolean Museum as part of the Evans Collection, formerly part of the J. Warren Collection.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Thetford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7762 Article in Serial: 1853. Quarterly Meetings. Proceedings of the Bury & West Suffolk Archaeological Institute. Vol I pp 304-313. p 305.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2018 11:25AM