Monument record MNL 052 - West Row Fen, Mildenhall
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Summary
Bronze unlooped palstave with shield pattern decoration.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 648 775 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NW |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Bronze unlooped palstave with shield pattern decoration. Badly corroded. Length 15.5 cms.
Found in February 1957 (Weston Ditch, West Row) on surface of peaty plough soil (S1,S9).
Class I, group I palstave of the early MBA (S6).
Purchased by BSEMH on 13th March, 1957.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <S1> SSF15861 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA Dissertation, Nottingham 1985.
- <S2> SSF56287 Article in serial: Smedley, N. and G. W. P. Jarvis. 1956. Archaeology in Suffolk 1956. Archaeol in Suff, 1956, PSIA, 27, 1956, (2), 116.
- <S3> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL67NW2, (map).
- <S4> SSF3393 Bibliographic reference: CBA. 1956. Group 7 Bulletin 3. CBA, Group 7 Bulletin 3, 1956.
- <S5> SSF5644 Bibliographic reference: Edwardson A R. 1968. Bronze Age Metalwork in Moyses Hall Museum.
- <S6> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. number 971.
- <S7> SSF2543 Map: BSEMH. 6 inch record map.
- <S8> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card MBA.
- <S9> SSF3112 (No record type): Canham N, per Pendleton C, 1984.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 15 2020 3:07PM