NHER 35688 (Find Spot record) - Middle Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered part of a Middle Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axehead. The internal construction of the axehead is unusual.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Before 18 May 1998. Metal detecting.
Part of Bronze Age socketed axe (S1) with odd construction internally. Both cutting edge and mount missing. [1] suggests this may be an early example and dates to 1200 to 1000 BC, ie Middle Bronze Age.
See (S2).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 September 2000.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF76361 Illustration: Holness, A.. 1999. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axehead.. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
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Record last edited
Nov 12 2013 10:48AM