NHER 2598 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric axeheads and medieval pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1967. Stray Find.
Objects recovered from surface of field when ploughed for "first time in a very long time".
From Context 1:
1 Neolithic stone axehead. Petrology N80 group VI (LGS enq.2242).
From Context 2:
1 Early Bronze Age decorated copper alloy flat axe. Irish type. See rubbings (S1) and accompanying outline sketches (S2).
Information from (S3) and (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 November 2015.
"Years before 1968".
Six flint axes found around this spot.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
21 February 1983. Barton Bendish Fieldwalking Survey.
Fieldwalking by A. Rogerson (NAU) produced only 2 medieval unglazed sherds in very poor condition.
E. Rose (NAU)
22 February 1984. Barton Bendish Fieldwalking Survey.
Better conditions, but no obvious concentrations; spill from nearby medieval sites, 1 Early medieval jar rim; 1 medieval unglazed base, 5 sherds; 4 glazed Grimston, Context 4.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU)
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF14248 *Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 53. BB.
- --- 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. TF 70 SW 24.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93902 Illustration: [King's Lynn Museum staff]. ?1967. Rubbings of an Early Bronze Age copper alloy decorated flat axehead fragment. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF93903 Illustration: [King's Lynn Museum staff]. ?1967. Outline sketches of an Early Bronze Age copper alloy decorated flat axehead fragment. Card. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Barton Bendish.
- <S4> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Barton Bendish.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (4)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2022 7:50AM