Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2158 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Two Middle to Late Bronze Age palstaves |
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Summary
Around 1947 two Middle to Late Bronze Age palstaves were recovered when this land was ploughed for the first time.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 97 34 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93SE |
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| Parish: | THURSFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1945-1957. Stray Find.
2 Bronze Age copper alloy palstaves (one with loop).
NCM has photo.
Information from (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 February 2018.
2003.
Palstaves originally brought to NCM around 1947, when land was ploughed for the first time in many years. Resubmitted by [1] for fuller identification. Reports that black soil marks were visible on ploughed soil surface.
See file and drawings (S2) and (S3).
K. Hinds (NLA), 21 may 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 February 2018.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Thursford. |
| <S2> | Illustration: White, S. 2003. Drawings of a Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Film. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: White, S. 2003. Drawings of a Middle/Late Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Film. 1:1. |
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