Monument record EYE 022 - Bronze-Age hoard, including a socketed axe, 3 fragments of a socketed axe and 1 gouge broken in two.

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Summary

Bronze ? founder's hoard found with metal detector: one socketed axe, three fragments socketed axe, one gouge broken in two (S1)(R1).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 143 722 (101m by 100m)
Map sheet	TM17SW
Civil Parish	EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

Bronze ? founder's hoard found with metal detector: one socketed axe, three fragments socketed axe, one gouge broken in two (S1)(R1). Cited findspot very low lying and close to River Dove.

Sources/Archives (3)

<M1> SSF37892 (No record type): Hoard archive: drawings.
<R1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card.
<S1> SSF5371 (No record type): Drawings in hoard archive.

Finds (3)

FSF7644: HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
FSF7645: SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
FSF7646: GOUGE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2013 1:19PM