Monument record FKM 017 - West of Thetford Road, Fakenham, (Neolithic)

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Summary

Large hatched area defined on map centreing on TL 9000 7730 with "904 774 mesolithic & neolithic implements, miniature votive greenstone axe, MHM" notated on side (S1).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 900 773 (557m by 436m) Centred on
Map sheet	TL97NW
Civil Parish	FAKENHAM MAGNA, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full Description

Large hatched area defined on map centreing on TL 9000 7730 with "904 774 mesolithic & neolithic implements, miniature votive greenstone axe, MHM" notated on side (S1).
Second record map also records "900 773... pur(chased), (19)55, including greenstone votive celt No E27"(S1). E27 identified as Jadeite axe, type IIIa. NGR cited as TM 904 774 (S2).
Also Mes.

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF2577 (No record type): BSEMH, 6 inch record maps (2), XXIII NW, A R Edwardson entries, undated.
<M1> SSF42707 (No record type): BSEMH map archive: notes & microfilm.
<S2> SSF3743 (No record type): Clough T H McK & Cummins W A (eds), Stone Axe Studies, 2, CBA RR, 67, 1988, 180 no 31.

Finds (2)

FSF16257: WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
FSF16258: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Casual Observation? West of Thetford Road, Fakenham (Mesolithic) (ESF27305)

Record last edited

Feb 3 2020 2:09PM