Find Spot record IPS 186 - Asda Supermarket site, Ipswich, (IAS 8114).
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 1354 4753 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM14NW |
Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1986. Bronze pegged spearhead, 12.7cm long, with faint 'feathered' decoration on the edge of the blade; blade fragment from a bronze axe, solid, 4cm wide; two bronze fragments, one a misshapen piece of waste, the other ? some sort of off-cut (? not prehistoric). The spearhead was found 18 inches deep (after the removal of 12 inches of top soil) and end on in grey sandy clay containing fragments of tree and tile (S1). The find spot is near the line of a flattened field boundary and the above items were possibly displaced when it was flattened, certainly the ground in which they were found appears disturbed. The objects possibly represent a small dispersed bronze hoard. Objects conserved in Norwich, (S1-S4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF56950 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1986. handwritten report. IAS 8114, Asda Site..
- <S2> SSF35164 Photograph: Photograph: slides of Bronze Spearhead from Asda Supermarket. Photograph: slides of spearhead.
- <S3> SSF55934 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 8114.
- <S4> SSF50068 Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 8114.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 14 2016 3:13PM