NHER 58737 (Find Spot record) - Mesolithic or later quartzite macehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLICKLING, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1955. Stray Find.
Found in farmyard north of church:
1 prehistoric quartzite macehead. Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1952.81). Information from (S1).
Although originally recorded as ?Bronze Age, this object is listed in (S2) as a potentially Mesolithic pebble macehead. Such objects are however generally not seen as closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
Previously recorded under NHER 5115 (Context 1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 May 2014.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 5115.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 NE 3.
- <S1> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age.
- <S2> SNF8776 Monograph: Wymer, J. J. and Bonsall, C. J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. No. 20. p 204.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PEBBLE MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 22 2018 1:43AM