NHER 6579 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead was found in a stream in 1963. Part of the wooden shaft had also survived.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST BECKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1963. Bronze spearhead (S1) found in stream bed. Part of haft remaining; identified as yew (Taxus baccata) at Forest Products Research Laboratory, (letter in file).
E.B. Green (NCM).
Grid reference marked as above on old OS map by R. R. Clarke (NCM) but queried; no stream marked, but some runnels in field.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF12708 Aerial Photograph: TG1435 AC.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Beckham (East).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF80134 Illustration: Unknown. 1963. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead.. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2016 3:23PM