NHER 8183 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
A Bronze Age decorated copper alloy axehead was found in 1956.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST RUSTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1956 in digging drains for new council houses north of Butchers Arms Public House.
Looped bronze palstave with shield and stem decoration.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Ruston (East).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2016 3:36PM