Monument record LKH 068 - Cross Bank
Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Copper flat tanged dagger.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6715 8081 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL68SE |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Copper flat tanged dagger. Good condition. Slight edge bevel. Drooping shoulders and tang narrowing towards top. Length 30.1 cms, maximum width 6.3 cms, maximum thickness 0.3 cms. Longest known British flat tanged dagger dating to beginning of British EBA. Found by Mr Ronald Brown early in 1942 on ploughsoil surface. Blade bent in two places (?by agricultural machinery) on discovery, but since straightened with no visible ill-effects (S1)(S2)(S3).
Found in same field as skeleton ploughed up in circa 1920, LKH 090. For another copper flat tanged dagger, see CLARE 013.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF15892 (No record type): Pendleton C, The distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: drawing (stolen Autumn 1981).
- <S2> SSF15841 (No record type): Pendleton C, Record of Finds & Findspots in Mildenhall area, Ms, 1967- 1987, unpublished.
- <S3> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff, 1979, PSIA, 34, 1980, (4), 291.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Nov 9 1988 12:00AM