Monument record WHR 005 - Pointed and butted greenstone axe (S1).

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Summary

Pointed and butted greenstone axe (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 163 397 (388m by 83m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TM13NE
Civil Parish WHERSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Pointed and butted greenstone axe (S1). Petrology - volcanic ash (S2). Found either beside a spring in the parish, or according to Maynard beside one of the two hydraulic rams.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <R1> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 30, 1963, 171.
  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1935-61, 1935.
  • <S2> (No record type): Clough T H McK & Cummins W A, Stone Axe Studies, 2, CBA RR, 67, 1988, 180, number 58.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 4 2021 11:38AM

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