NHER 9358 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age copper alloy axeheads
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG10NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRINGLEFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1926. Found in garden of Muskoka, Colney Lane.
Looped palstave with 'slight decoration on its blade'.
See (S1).
T. Clough (NAU).
1926. Also found in garden of Muskoka, Colney Lane.
Bronze palstave (length 167mm). Flange is somewhat corroded on one side. Possibly the same as Tudor Hill.
Information from member of the public [1].
Possibly in (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
1929.
Bronze flat axe found in garden.
See (S4).
T. Clough (NAU).
1929. In grounds of Tudor Hill, Colney Road, same site as other Bronze Age finds.
Flat bronze axe found near the surface on the same site as a former find of a looped palstave. Length 137mm, width edge 85mm, centre 46mm, butt 30mm.
See (S2) and (S5).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
2005.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF3527 Newspaper Article: 1926. Interesting find at Cringleford. 26 August.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cringleford.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 10 NE 20.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S2> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
- <S4> SNF2373 Publication: Norfolk Museums Service. 1966. Bronze Age Metalwork in Norwich Castle Museum. p 17.
- <S5> SNF4067 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1929. Norwich axe of 4000 years ago. 6 February.
- <S6> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 7 2017 12:41PM