Poorly Located Find Spot record BNH 158 - Bronze socketed chisel, Rymer Point

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Summary

Bronze socketed chisel, no loop. From Rymer Point, Barnham. Method of find not recorded. Formerly recorded as BNH MISC

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8 7 (10000m by 10000m) Poorly located
Map sheet TL87NE
Civil Parish BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Bronze socketed chisel, no loop. Narrow parallel sided with small collar moulding and slightly expanded blade. From Rymer Point, Barnham (S1). 9.6cms long, 2.5cms blade width, listed as MBA by Rowlands - similar in form to Taunton-Hademarschen axes except lacking a loop (S2). The type probably continues into the LBA.
Note similar chisel from River Little Ouse at Brandon, BRD 070.

Formerly recorded as BNH MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> (No record type): Edwardson A R, Bronze Age Metal Work in Moyses Hall Museum, 1968, no 176, plate 3.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. number 1126, 45, plate 34.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:35AM

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