NHER 60060 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced prehistoric quartzite macehead (Foulsham, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FOULSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1985. Stray Find.
Prehistoric quartzite macehead found at unknown location in Foulsham. This object was brought to the Norwich Castle Museum in 1985 but never collected - it was accessioned into the museum's collections in 2001 (NWHCM : 2001.85).
The nature of this object is not clear from the brief description listed in the museum's records. It is possible that it is a pebble mace, which are frequently made of quartzite. These simply maceheads (unmodified apart from their central perforation) are not closely datable, having been found in both Mesolithic and later prehistoric contexts.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2014.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- MACE (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2016 12:27PM