NHER 8896 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age stone axehead
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Summary
In 1961 a Bronze Age perforated stone 'battleaxe' was recovered from a stream by Chapel Bridge.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG00SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1961. Found in stream by Chapel Bridge. [1]
Perforated stone battleaxe, (S1).
Petrology: N.52 Group XVIII (Whin Sill). Geological Survey. Enquiry No 2025.[2]
See (S2).
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM) and T. Clough (NAU).
Copy of drawing in secondary file.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Wymondham.
- --- 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 00 SE 15.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF87126 Serial: 1961. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1961. No 8. p 6.
- <S1> SNF79935 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1961. Drawing of a Bronze Age perforated stone 'battleaxe'.. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BATTLEAXE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 16 2016 4:40PM