Monument record MNL 228 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bronze socketed axe.
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Summary
Bronze socketed axe decorated with 3 slightly diverging ribs ending in small single pellets on each face.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 697 793 (100m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Bronze socketed axe decorated with 3 slightly diverging ribs ending in small single pellets on each face. Length 9.6 cms, width at cutting edge 4.5 cms, weight 140 gms. Good condition. Found by Stephanie Norman on a potato grader in 1985. Potatoes came from NW half of field (OS No. 7725) only, centred on TL 6980 7930 (S1).
Fieldwalking by C Pendleton in 1987 produced flint scatters together with crushed flint filled pottery (of Neo or LBA/IA? date) from the same area. Details not yet available.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 19 2013 1:36PM