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Monument record IPS 973 - Bronze-Age axe-hammer and human skeleton, Ipswich.

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Summary

Sectioned (S27) ophitic olivine dolerite axe-hammer from Ipswich, found with a human skeleton.

Location

Grid reference	TM 16 45 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	TM14NE
Civil Parish	IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

INHUMATION (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

Full Description

1910: Sectioned (S27) ophitic olivine dolerite axe-hammer from Ipswich found with a human skeleton (S1-S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SSF3746 Bibliographic reference: Clough T H McK & Cummins W A, (eds). 1988. Stone Axe Studies.
<S2> SSF57499 News Paper: Layard Nina. 1910. East Anglian DailyTimes for 29 February 1910.

Finds (2)

FSF24849: PERFORATED OBJECT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
FSF44582: HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Christchurch Park, Ipswich. (Monument) (IPS 249)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Casual Observation? Christchurch Park, Ipswich (ESF25303)

Record last edited

Mar 27 2020 10:28AM

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