NHER 7305 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon or post medieval axe
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Summary
An iron axe, found in 1973. The date of the axe is uncertain, and it could date to the Late Saxon or the post medieval periods.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1973. On ploughed surface
T shaped axe, ?Wheeler Type II (see S1) or ?19th century cooper's axe.
E. Rose (NAU)
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF91444 Illustration: Milligan, W. F. 1973. Drawing of a Late Saxon or post-medieval axehead.. Card. 1:1.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Tuddenham, East.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 SE 5.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2476 Serial: 1973. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1973. No 20. p 14.
- <S1> SNF1699 Monograph: Wheeler, R. E. M. 1927. London and the Vikings. p 22; Fig 6.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- AXEHEAD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- AXEHEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 17 2016 2:53PM