Find Spot record BUG 002 - Castle Field (BA)
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Summary
Fragment of the blade of a bronze spearhead with a pronounced mid-rib from within Scheduled Monument.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 224 523 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM25SW |
| Civil Parish | BURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Fragment of the blade of a bronze spearhead with a pronounced mid-rib. Shows signs of having been partially re-melted. Found amongst Roman material in the 1947-1957 excavations. Unstratified finds from the same excavations include a white patinated barbed and tanged arrowhead (broken), an unpatinated scraper, a white flint quern fragment with a pecked grinding surface which was re-used as a large scraper or chopper and an unpatinated `tortoise' core (S1).
See also IA, Rom and Sax.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF10903 (No record type): Martin, E.A.. 1988. Burgh: The Iron Age and Roman Enclosure. Martin E, `Burgh: The Iron Age and Roman Enclosure', EAA 40, 1988, 20, 22, 25.
Finds (4)
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:35AM