Monument record LKH 120 - Turf Fen, Lakenheath.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 702 825 (100m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze badly corroded blade of triangular knife with one remaining and one lost rivet hole. Slight central rib and edge bevels. Possibly reworked rapier blade. Length 12.7 cms. Found by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) circa 1960, when twisted around his hoe on arable field, blade straightened soon afterwards. Part of collection of (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s). Blade probably from early MBA rapier (S1).
Previously recorded as MNL 159, from Cupola Farm (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) in Lakenheath parish (S1).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF15899 (No record type): Pendleton C, The distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: Mildenhall - drawing (stolen Autumn 1981).
- <S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 34, 1980, 291.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 5 2009 2:31PM