NHER 5248 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave and undated human skull from Severalls Farm, Methwold Hythe
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
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).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93922 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1963. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave from Methwold. Find Illustration. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
- <S3> SNF52555 Map: NCM. NCM Record Map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 15 2016 10:23AM