NHER 1943 (Find Spot) - Bronze Age palstave from around Creake Abbey (North Creake, poorly located)

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was found around 1908.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Around 1908. Stray Find.
Found near Creake Abbey.
Bronze palstave sent to [1] (NCM) by [2] on 20 September 1908.
See sketch on (S1).
Information from record cards (S1) and (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM). Amended by P. Beers (HES), 17 July 2020.

  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Creake.
  • <S2> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1908. Some Recent Finds in Norfolk. Norfolk Antiquarian Miscellany. Second Series Pt 3 pp 94-107. p 98.
  • --- Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1919. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol III Pt I (for 1918-19) pp 147-149. p 149.
  • --- Map: Clarke, W.G.. MSS 126. MSS 126.
  • --- Publication: Avebury Prehistoric Times.. fig. 5.
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jan 12 2024 5:45PM

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