NHER 6701 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age stone axe hammers

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Summary

Two Bronze Age perforated stone objects (axe hammers) were found close to Somerton Wood in 1947 and 1951.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG13SE
Civil Parish	ALBY WITH THWAITE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1951.
Perforated stone axe-hammer found on same site as another found in 1947. N.103. Group XVIII (P. S. Wallis 1969).
Drawn. Noted in Cat of Arch. Exhib. Norwich Castle Museum 1951. (S1).
T. Clough (NAU).

1947.
Stone axe-hammer found on Ordnance Survey146 northeast of Somerton Wood. Igneous rock with straight perforation. Maximum length 6 3/4 inches (169mm), maximum width 4 3/4 inches (119mm). Peforation 1 1/2 inches (38mm) . (Seen by R. R. Clarke).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Drawings (S2 and S3) from card in the Illustration Library.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF90756 Article in Serial: Williams-Thorpe, O., Webb, P. C. and Jones, M. C. 2003. Non-destructive geochemical and magnetic characterisation of Group XVIII dolerite stone axes and shaft-hole implements from England. Journal of Archaeological Science. Vol 30 pp 1237-1267.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Alby-with-Thwaite.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Thwaite.
--- 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 13 SE 1.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<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.
<S2> SNF80141 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1951. Drawing of a Bronze Age stone axe-hammer.. Paper. 1:1.
<S3> SNF91458 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1951. Drawing of a Bronze Age stone axe-hammer.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

AXE HAMMER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Alby with Thwaite (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 7 2022 8:33AM