Monument record BXT 019 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bronze axe. (BA)

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Summary

1995: Bronze axe (probably a fragment of a small EBA flat axe) fragment, very battered and pitted with corrosion.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8229 5026 (51m by 50m) Approximate
Map sheet TL85SW
Civil Parish BOXTED, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

1995: `Bronze axe fragment, very battered and pitted with corrosion. Surviving length 4.3cm, surviving blade width 3.7cm, "butt" 2cm wide, maximum thickness 0.7cm. Flat. Probably a fragment of a small EBA flat axe.' Sketch in parish file (S1). Metal detected.
Also MSax strap end.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> (No record type): Nichols P per SAU (JP & EM), finds report, October 1995, sketch.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2013 1:44PM

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