NHER 1823 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Early Bronze Age stone axehammer
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Summary
In the early 1950s a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age perforated stone axehammer was recovered from this area.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF94SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WARHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 1950s. East of Garden Drove.
Perforated stone axehammer
Petrological examination Dr F. S. Wallis N27 = quartz dolerite. Geological Survey Enquiry 1748 (S1).
Finder: a labourer, name unknown.
Acquired 1957.
Sketch and photos M237,238.
NCM card (S2) redone with corrections by (S1) by E. Rose (NAU) 27 January 1982.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Warham (St Mary).
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 94 SW 20.
- --- SNF2273 Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 5.
- <S1> 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.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXE HAMMER (Early Neolithic to Beaker - 4000 BC to 1700 BC)
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Record last edited
May 11 2023 3:08PM