Monument record MKW 008 - Part polished flint axe, undated pottery scatter. Hillside Farm.

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Summary

Part polished flint axe/adze head of mid grey flint. Undated pottery scatter.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 989 783 (101m by 100m) Approximate
Map sheet	TL97NE
Civil Parish	MARKET WESTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Part polished flint axe/adze head of mid grey flint. Drawn length 18.7cms, width 6.5cms, thickness 3.5cms. Close to plano-convex cross section, polish mainly on upper `convex' side of blade. Found after sub-soiling to 21 inches depth on lightish land although heavy clay circa 100yds away (S1).
Undated pottery scatter (s2).

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF17909 (No record type): Sarson J B per BSEMH (Mycock C), small finds list, 1991, entry 938, drawing.
<M1> SSF40398 (No record type): Museums file: (S1).
<S2> SSF59073 Finds Report: Pennington, J.. 1994. SCCAS Finds Report: Market Weston (MKW 008).

Finds (2)

FSF12877: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
FSF48972: POTTERY (Undated)

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Record last edited

May 7 2019 12:06PM