Monument record MDS 120 - Findspot of the butt end of a Bronze-Age bronze flanged axe or palstave.

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Summary

Butt end of bronze flanged axe or palstave.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 1108 6312 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet	TM16SW
Civil Parish	MENDLESHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

Butt end of bronze flanged axe or palstave. Findspot marked and reported by R Colchester during fieldwalking survey in 1972. Found by his son (S1). Sketch in (S2). Found within area of Med pottery scatter MDS 019 - possibly redeposited?

Sources/Archives (3)

<M1> SSF38192 (No record type): Mendlesham survey archive: copy (S1)(S2).
<S1> SSF3879 (No record type): Colchester R, Mendlesham survey record sheet, site 19.
<S2> SSF3849 (No record type): Colchester R, A Landscape History of the Parish of Mendlesham, Ms, circa 1977.

Finds (2)

FSF8289: PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
FSF8290: FLANGED AXEHEAD (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Survey: Fieldwalking survey by R Colchester. (ESF16674)

Record last edited

Aug 19 2013 11:25AM