NHER 9889 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic to Bronze Age stone adze (poorly located, Caistor St Edmund)
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Summary
Part of a Neolithic to Bronze Age perforated stone adze was found on top of a pillbox and may have been a local find.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1971.
Half a perforated stone adze found on top of a pill box (NHER 52473). Local find? Greenstone, see (S1). Petrology N141.
The pillbox previously recorded under this number is now under NHER 52473, see record for details.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Caister-by-Norwich.
- --- 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 SE 24.
- --- SNF2449 Serial: 1971. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1971. No 18. p 4.
- <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)
- ADZE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jan 22 2020 12:06PM