NHER 7345 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave (a kind of axe) was found in 1967.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Autumn 1967. Unlooped bronze palstave found while lifting carrots, put behind farm buildings of Beerhouse Farm (TG 1405 2550). Exact findspot unknown. Length 13.9cm, maximum.
Height 3.0cm, Cutting edge 5.4 cm, Length of septum 5.9 cm.
T. Clough (NAU).

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cawston.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Cawston (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Oct 2 2013 12:58PM