NHER 12928 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A Bronze Age socketed axehead, made of copper alloy, was found here in 1977.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1977. Found in Norman's Breck.
Bronze Age socketed axe, facetted angle type, (S1).
A. Lawson (NAU) reports a rumour that soon afterwards the same ploughman found a second similar.
Before April 2005.
Bronze Age socketed axe first recorded in 1977, re-reported and (S2) taken.
E. Darch (NLA), 25 May 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF79129 Illustration: Lawson, A.. 1977. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead.. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 14 2014 10:26AM