Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17714 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Bronze Age socketed axehead |
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Summary
Sometime around 1972 a Bronze Age socketed axehead was discovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7244 9790 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79NW |
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| Parish: | NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
About 1972. Found on surface of ploughed field, on a gentle rise where the 'gault' protrudes through the black fen 9m (10yds) from the dyke.
A Bronze Age socketed axe, with three vertical ribs was recovered. It was in good condition but with brown patina and heavy encrustation. A horizontal flaw was noted on one face, and the loop was poorly formed.
See drawing (S1) in file.
A. Lawson (NAU) 5 November 1981.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 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> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
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