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Monument record LWT 001 - Findspot of a Neolithic polished flint axe.

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Summary

Polished flint axe found December 1955 on a new housing estate.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 5376 9410 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet	TM59SW
Civil Parish	LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full Description

Polished flint axe found December 1955 on a new housing estate, reported by Mr Low, Borough Engineer (S1).

Sources/Archives (4)

<S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM59SW1.
<S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 1955, 27, pg46.
<S3> SSF60034 Personal Correspondence: Various. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comment. Letter (EMRO 16.5.56).
<S4> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (1)

FSF17758: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2021 10:19AM

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