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Find Spot record IPS 061 - Orwell Place, Ipswich, (IAS BS01).

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Summary

Polished flint axe found during road widening, near Unicorn Inn, Orwell Place.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 1663 4439 (27m by 28m)
Map sheet	TM14SE
Civil Parish	IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full Description

1958: Polished flint axe found during road widening, near Unicorn Inn, Orwell Place (S1) (IAS BS01).

See also (S2-S4).

Sources/Archives (5)

<S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM14SE103.
<S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. 958-202..
<S3> SSF55934 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS BS01.
<S4> SSF50068 Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS BS01.
<S5> SSF56034 Article in serial: Smedley, N. and E. J. Owles. 1959. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1959. XXVIII.2, pp. 161–167..

Finds (1)

FSF16535: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: Casual Observation, Orwell Place, Ipswich, (IAS BS01). (ESF23639)

Record last edited

May 25 2021 3:00PM

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