NHER 16996 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age flat axehead
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Summary
During 1963-4 a Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead was found in the field here.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIRCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Spring or Winter 1963-4. Found in growing crop.
Flat or flanged bronze axe.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 30 January 1981.
This is a flat axe.
A. Lawson (NAU) July 1981.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- 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. TF 72 NE 21.
- --- SNF2351 Serial: 1968. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1968. No 15. p 7.
- <S1> SNF52553 Map: King's Lynn Museum. KLM 6 inch Record Map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2025 8:27AM