Monument record IXT 008 - Opposite All Saints Church, Ixworth Thorpe, (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Flint tranchet axe found in road widening at a depth of 4 feet opposite All Saints Church.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9183 7248 (100m by 100m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL97SW |
| Civil Parish | IXWORTH THORPE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1959: Flint tranchet axe found in road widening at a depth of 4 feet opposite All Saints Church. Basil Brown's sketch map on index card gives exact find spot and there are two sketches of the axe. He was given the axe which he then gave to Moyes Hall Museum (S1).
This find may be the same as IXT 045
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XII, 107, 108 ; LX, 9, 10; card index 201.
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive : volumes, card index.
- <S2> SSF59354 Bibliographic reference: Billington, L, P.. 2016. Lithic Scatters and Landscape Occupation in the Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: A Case Study from Eastern England.. M 1037, M1038.
- <S3> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11270.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2020 10:41AM