NHER 7395 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A broken polished Neolithic or Bronze Age axehead was found in allotments in 1949.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1949. In allotments by Aylsham North Station (Cromer Road)..
Polished flint axe of pointed oval cross section. Now broken remains 12.5cm (5 inches) long.
Seen R. R. Clarke 1950.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Aylsham.
- --- 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 12 NE 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 26 2017 9:53AM