NHER 9581 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic to Bronze Age axe hammer
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Summary
A Neolithic to Bronze Age perforated axe hammer was found here in 1947.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1947. Found in topsoil of pit.
Northeast of White House.
Perforated axe hammer. Examined petrologically (W.40) and found to be an unevenly graded sandstone.
Geological Survey Enquiry 2015
(S1) called 'axe' in error.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) and T. Clough (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Caister St Edmund.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SW 9.
- <S1> SNF2471 Article in Serial: Clough, T. H. Mck. and Green, B. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 108-155.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXE HAMMER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 1 2022 10:50AM