NHER 7388 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
Potato harvesting in 1974 turned up a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave (an axehead).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1974. Found by potatoe harvester on Docking Farm. Middle Bronze Age palstave, single loop, shield rib decoration.
Drawn A. K. Gregory (NCM) 1 October 1974, (S1)
A. K. Gregory (NCM) 1974.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 3.
- <S1> SNF79993 Illustration: Gregory, A.. 1974. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Find Illustration. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 6 2016 3:30PM