NHER 6901 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic or Bronze Age polished quartzite mace, Bacton beach (Bacton, poorly located)

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Summary

A prehistoric quartz polished macehead was found in 1933.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish BACTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1933. Stray Find.
Found on beach. Small polished perforated macehead possibly of quartzite; probably ceremonial. Compare to example from Rockland. Spalding Gentlemans Society Museum.
(S1) in Lincoln Museum, copy in file.
R. R. Clarke and T. Clough (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Bacton.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • PERFORATED OBJECT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 29 2021 9:48AM

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