NHER 18447 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find

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Summary

A Bronze Age looped and socketed copper alloy axehead was found in 1982.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WEST DEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Found before July 1982.
'From Church Road area' (probably square TF 66-02-).
Looped and socketed bronze axe-head.
Identified by R. Trett (KLM), 30 July 1982.

Drawing (S1) in Illustration Library by A. Lawson (NAU), 9 September 1982 who notes:
Linear facetted axe.
Dull bronze green surfaces.
Some damage to cutting edge etc.
Light green corrosion.
Surface scratched.
Dull casting.
Weight 158.5gms.
No internal ribs.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 October 1982.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78787 Illustration: Gregory, A.. 1982. Drawing of a Bronze Age looped and socketed copper alloy axehead.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Record last edited

Apr 7 2014 5:07PM