Monument record HPN 003 - Neolithic artefact scatter of a polished and bored mallet macehead of red deer antler.
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Summary
Polished and bored mallet macehead of red deer antler with triple spiral carving.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 002 800 (101m by 101m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM08SW |
| Civil Parish | HOPTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| County | NORFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Polished and bored mallet macehead of red deer antler with triple spiral carving. Found near Little Ouse (bridgeworks).
"5-6 feet deep in peat deposit and showed signs of use" (S1). (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)
Partly polished flint axe found in Little Ouse, bridge site spoil. "Probably connected with spirally decorated object". Reported by B Brown November 1967 (S1).
BSEMH record map marks findspot(?) of mallet with a cross (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (S2). Accuracy unknown.
See also NHER 13787
Sources/Archives (7)
- <R1> SSF289 (No record type): Antiquity 1965, 145.
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, card index.
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XIV, 9,10, 13, 14 (3 sketches); XII, photographs & newspaper report card index 187 (with sk.
- <S2> SSF2540 (No record type): BSEMH, 6 inch correspondents record map, XXIV NW, A R Edwardson entry, date unknown.
- <M2> SSF37313 (No record type): BSEMH map archive: notes & microfilm.
- <S3> SSF55973 Article in serial: Owles, E. J. and N. Smedley. 1968. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1968. PSIAH, 1968, XXXI.2, pp. 188–201..
- <S4> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 29 2021 10:18AM