NHER 7423 (Find Spot record) - Bronze age metal find
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Summary
A flat Bronze Age copper alloy axehead was found in the 19th century.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Flat bronze axe of simple form 95mm (3 3/4 inches) long. Exhibited 1849 to Suffolk Institute of Archaeology by J. Warren (S1). (S2) and (S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
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.
- <S1> SNF7794 Article in Serial: 1853. Quarterly Meetings. Proceedings of the Bury and West Suffolk Archaeological Institute. Vol I pp 148-155. p 150.
- <S2> SNF1374 Publication: Rye, W. 1909. Catalogue of Antiquities Found Principally in East Anglia. p 21; No 222.
- <S3> SNF8704 Publication: Woodward. 1831. Antiquities of East Anglia. p 28.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 31 2018 11:44AM