NHER 10436 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead
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Summary
A Neolithic polished axehead, made of jade.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BERGH APTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1971.
Jade axe found in beet field. Campbell Smith Type, see (S1).
N.145 Jadeite [1]: see petrology card.
See (S2).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Bergh Apton.
- --- 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. TM 39 NW 14.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2449 Serial: 1971. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1971. No 18. p 3.
- <S1> SNF5000 Article in Serial: Campbell Smith, W. 1972. Second supplement to the catalogue of jade axes from sites in the British Isles. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38 pp 408-411. p 410.
- <S2> 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. Pl XII 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2016 8:43AM