Monument record WAM 004 - Bronze spearhead, without loop or peg hole; length ten and a quarter inches, found in association with burnt flint layer.

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Summary

Bronze spearhead, without loop or peg hole; length ten and a quarter inches, found in association with burnt flint layer.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 017 533 (100m by 100m)
Map sheet TM05SW
Civil Parish WATTISHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Bronze spearhead, without loop or peg hole; length ten and a quarter inches. Found while ditching and said to have been associated with layer of burnt flints, 18 inches thick and 10 yards long. Possibly LBA or end of MBA according Dennis Britton (S1). Loan to Ipswich Museum.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <R1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM05SW16.
  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card L.970-5, 1970.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Owles, E. J.. 1970. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1970.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2021 3:14PM

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