NHER 9652 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age dolerite axe hammer

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Summary

Dredging of the grey mud deep in the bed of the River Yare near Postwick Grove in 1953 recovered an axe hammer of igneous rock, probably dolerite. The axe hammer was found with part of the haft bound by leather thongs, but this disintegrated on exposure to air.

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Location

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Civil Parish POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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July 1953. River Yare. Grubbed by dredger from grey mud deep in bed of River Yare near Postwick Grove.
Axe hammer of igneous rock probably Dolerite. Found with part of haft bound by leather thongs but this disintegrated on exposure to air. Cylindrical bore hole.
Petrology N.109 dolerite, see (S1).
See secondary file.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Postwick.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NE 47.
  • <S1> 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.
  • AXE HAMMER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Jun 8 2016 8:47AM

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