NHER 8743 (Find Spot record) - Animal bones and possible Bronze Age swords, from the 'mere'
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Summary
The bones of a red deer and 'some fine British swords' were retrieved from the mere here sometime before 1856.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
In or near site of mere.
Cervus elaphus (red deer) in possession of [1] in 1856.
See (S1), (S2), (called Saham Toney) and (S3).
Also in (S4) in dry bed of mere 'some fine british swords' exhibited by NNAS.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Saham Toney.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Saham Toney.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7184 Publication: Munro. 1890. [unknown]. p.467.
- <S2> SNF5924 Article in Serial: English Lake Dwellings and Pile structures.. Nature. 2.
- <S3> SNF1027 Serial: 1887-8. The East Anglian or Notes and Queries. New Series. Vol II. p 111.
- <S4> SNF7877 Article in Serial: 1872. Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society. Report for 1868. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp i-iv. p ii.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- SWORD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- SWORD (Undated)
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Record last edited
Aug 18 2015 5:06PM