NHER 7499 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead from Buxton Heath
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead was ploughed up on Buxton Heath.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEVINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1953. Ploughed up. On edge of Buxton Heath.
Flat bronze axe. 183mm long 103mm wide; thin butt; 4.5% tin.
See (S1).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hevingham.
- --- 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 12 SE 11.
- <S1> SNF2285 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1957. Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk 1949-54. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXI Pt IV pp 395-416. p 397.
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
Jun 6 2016 1:59PM