NHER 7333 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic mace head and axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1907. Stray find. [1].
Found several years ago at field edge: exact findspot unknown. Quartzite mace head, perforated, well shaped, signs of hammering at each end. (S1) in file.
T. Clough (NAU).
1966. Stray find. [2].
Neolithic Chipped flint axehead picked up while hoeing carrots. About 731m (800 yds) westsouthwest of Beerhouse Farm.
This object was previously recorded under NHER 7339 and mapped at [3].
See record card (S2).
E. B. Green (NCM). Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 17 October 2022.
INDSET102025HGAR - PAS details awaited. [4].
Field CAW14.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 October 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 7333.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 7339.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- MACE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2025 10:39AM