Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 477 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bronze flanged axe or palstave

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Summary

Bronze haft flanged axe or palstave with shield pattern decoration. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL78SW
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Bronze haft flanged axe or palstave with shield pattern decoration. Circa 15.2 cms (from sketch) long. Found & retained by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (now unlocated) in circa 1972 `near RAF Lakenheath', sketched and reported to SAU by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s). Early MBA? (S1)

Formerly recorded as LKH MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham 1985, numbe.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: drawing & details (stolen Autumn 1981).

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM

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