NHER 5248 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave and undated human skull from Severalls Farm, Methwold Hythe

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was found in 1963. An undated human skull has been found on the same farm.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69SE
Civil Parish METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1963. Stray Find.
Found by farmer while ploughing:
1 Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. See drawing (S1).
Identified by E. B. Green (NCM).
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 25 November 2015.

See file - skull fragments of Bronze Age type from ?same site? (same farm anyway!).
(S3) notes - 'mineral soil (350 yds from bronze palstave) line' 6960 9380 to 6945 9360 (meaning of this unknown).
E. Rose (NAU).

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1963. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave from Methwold. Find Illustration. Card. 1:1.
  • <S2> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
  • <S3> Map: NCM. NCM Record Map.
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)

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Record last edited

Sep 15 2016 10:23AM

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