NHER 2736 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic/Bronze Age flint javelin and arrowheads
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Summary
In around 1910 a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint javelin head, along with several flint arrowheads, were recovered from Wretham. The arrowheads were a mixture of the barbed and tanged and the leaf-shaped varieties.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRETHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Around 1909.
1 chisel.
Around 1910.
1 slim tanged, barbed "javelin head".
Held by Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnogrpahy. See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Also barbed and tanged and leaf arrowheads.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Wretham (West).
- --- 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. TL 89 SE 12.
- <S1> SNF1462 Article in Serial: 1911. Appendix II. Purchases by the curator of the museum of Archaeology and Ethnology with grants from the Council. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiqarian Society. Vol XV (New Series Vol IX) pp 10-12. p 10.
- <S2> SNF1457 Article in Serial: 1912. Appendix II. Purchases by the curator of the museum of Archaeology and Ethnology with grants from the Council. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XVI (New Series Vol X) pp 10-13. p 11.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (7)
- ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SPEAR (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 23 2019 12:06PM