Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6701 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | 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.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 190 328 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG13SE |
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| Parish: | ALBY WITH THWAITE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
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.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- AXE HAMMER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 13 SE 1. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Alby-with-Thwaite. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | 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. |
| <S1> | 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> | Illustration: Clough, T.. 1951. Drawing of a Bronze Age stone axe-hammer.. Paper. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Clough, T.. 1951. Drawing of a Bronze Age stone axe-hammer.. Paper. 1:1. |
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