NHER 21607 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age knife
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Summary
An Early Bronze Age tanged knife, made of copper alloy.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM17NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1985 or before. Found in dredgings from river at this approximate spot and dumped on Stuston Common, Suffolk at 1310 7896.
Early Bronze Age tanged knife.
Bright coppery aspect, alleged not to have been cleaned but found in such condition.
Established by British Museum Laboratory to be copper
J. J. Wymer (NAU) 17 July 1985.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF2873 Article in Serial: Green, B. 1986. A tanged copper dagger from the River Waveney. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXIX Pt III pp 318-319.
- --- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 8 2006 12:15PM