NHER 11660 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic jadeite polished axehead
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Summary
Neolithic jadeite axehead found on ploughed surface of field.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM49SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALDEBY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
c.1973. From ploughed surface.
Jadeite axe (Campbell-Smith type Ia) Petrology no.N221, (S1).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF88193 Article in Serial: Jones, V., Bishop, A. C. and Woolley, A. R. 1977. Third Supplement of the Catalogue of Jade Axes from Sites in the British Isles. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 43 pp 287-293. p 290; Pl 22.
- --- 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. TM 49 SE 9.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2543 Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 3.
- <S1> SNF79183 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of a Neolithic jadeite axehead.. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2016 3:50PM