NHER 10557 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age hoard found at Gorleston on Sea

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Summary

A Late Bronze Age hoard of over thirty objects, including copper alloy socketed axes, spearheads, sword fragments and a jet were found during bulldozing in 1962 and laying a sewer in 1966. The hoard may be a metalworker's collection of material buried for safekeeping. This was found close to another Bronze Age hoard (NHER 10556).

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG50SW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full Description

?1962. Stray Find.
Fould while bulldozing [1]:
Between ten and twenty bronze axes found by driver. Two seen by [2].
Reported by [3].
Information from (S1).

?1966. Stray Find.
Late Bronze Age Hoard II:
6 socketed axes.
Spearheads - two broken.
?2 complete ones.
Information from [4].
Sword - hilt and blade tip fragment.
Jet (casting debris).
These discoveries were noted in (S2).
Information from (S1).
As noted by (S3) the Birmingham Museum holds the majority of these objects (4 socketed axes, 2 sword fragments, 2 spearheads and 1 casting jet; Bir 1966A668.1-9)- see drawings (S4)-(S6) and photograph (S7).
The other socketed axes remained in private hands - see drawings (S8)-(S9).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 January 2016.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Yarmouth (Great) [2].
<S2> SNF59550 Newspaper Article: Eastern Evening News. 1966. Mr. Brown bronze axe heads find. 25 July.
<S3> SNF52659 Article in Serial: Watson, P. J. et al. 1999. Antiquities from Norfolk in West Midlands Museums. Norfolk Archaeology. vol XLIII Pt II pp 332-338.
<S4> SNF91216 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawings of two Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axes from Gorleston (Hoard II). Paper. 1:1.
<S5> SNF91217 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawings of a two Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axes and a casting jet from Gorleston (Hoard II). Paper. 1:1.
<S6> SNF91218 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawings of Late Bronze Age copper alloy spearheads and sword fragments from Gorleston (Hoard II). Paper. 1:1.
<S7> SNF63392 Photograph: Gorleston-on-Sea Hoard II.
<S8> SNF91214 Illustration: Milligan, W. F. 1967. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead from Gorleston (Hoard II). Card. 1:1.
<S9> SNF91215 Illustration: Milligan, W. F. 1967. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead from Gorleston (Hoard II). Card. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (7)

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Apr 10 2017 3:52PM