NHER 6868 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy axehead was found in 1879 after a cliff fall.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MUNDESLEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Bronze axe found on beach near Mundesley. Found November 1879 after cliff fall. (S1) (exhibited by Fitch), (S2), (S3). R. R. Clarke (NCM).
'Probably one of those in Savin Collection' on NCM card crossed out on NAU card; reason unknown.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Mundesley.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF978 Article in Serial: 1884. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings at General and Committee Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol IX pp 359-369. p 361.
- <S2> SNF995 Article in Serial: 1879. Proceedings of the Norwich Geological Society. Proceedings of the Norwich Geological Society. Vol I, p 109, 125.
- <S3> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 277.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 3 2013 4:56PM