NHER 7923 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axes (Diss, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre 1853.
2 copper alloy celts.
See (S1).
(S2) lists a palstave from Diss 15.9cm long by 4.1cm wide as 'lost?', but no source or details are given.
Is this one of the above?
E. Rose (NAU) 28 January 1982.
Haft-flanged axe from Diss in Wellcome Collection (British Museum (Prehistoric and Romano British Antiquities), possibly one of above.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) October 1982.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Diss.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6859 Documentary Source: Manning, C. R. 1853. Catalogue of Antiquities found in the County of Norfolk. f. 16.
- <S2> SNF8017 Monograph: Rowlands, M. J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. British Archaeological Report. No 31. No 741.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLANGED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 5 2018 12:21PM