NHER 7479 (Find Spot record) - Early Bronze Age flat axe
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Summary
An Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axe was found in 1942.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1946. Casual Find.
Flat bronze axe found at new house near "The Woodrow" (on Norwich side).193mm long.
Information from Norwich Castle Museum Record Card (S1).
Recorded in British Museum Bronze Age Index (S2).
Data repeated on Ordnance Survey Record Card (S3) and Norfolk Archaeological Unit Record Card (S4).
See also illustration (S5).
Updated H. Hamilton (HES), 14 November 2017.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cawston.
- <S2> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
- <S3> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 SE 2.
- <S4> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S5> SNF80005 Illustration: Unknown. 1955. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy flat axe.. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2020 10:27AM