Poorly Located Find Spot record IKL 263 - Findspot of Neolithic implements, including axes, knives and arrowheads

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Summary

"Thousands of Neolithic implements have been found in the two Icklingham parishes, including polished and unpolished axes, triangular knives, arrowheads, perforated hammers, and leaf-shaped, lunate and ground-edge knives. Formerly recorded as IKL MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 78 74 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL77SE
Civil Parish ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

"Thousands of Neolithic implements have been found in the two Icklingham parishes, including polished and unpolished axes, triangular knives, arrowheads, perforated hammers, and leaf-shaped, lunate and ground-edge knives. Some of these are figured and described in Evans' (S1)(R1). `Icklingham flint implements are preserved in the British Museum in the museum of Antiquaries of Scotland, in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology, Blackmore Museum (Salisbury), Norwich & Ipswich (see CRNs 10338-9) Museums, Thetford Mechanics' Institute, and many private collections" (S1). Further large collections are housed in Mildenhall (also see IKL 010) & Moyses Hall Museums (also see IKL 007,008,009,012).
Also see entries for the Ashmolean Museum (CRN 10336 & 10342) and the National Museum of Wales (CRN 10340).
See also Icklingham Misc (sf21187).

Formerly recorded as IKL MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 259.
  • <R1> (No record type): Evans J, The Ancient Stone implements, weapons & ornaments of Britain, (2nd ed), 1897.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:35AM

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