Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 479 - Bronze Age looped spearhead, Lakenheath Fen
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Summary
Narrow side-looped spearhead with minimal wings. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Narrow side-looped spearhead with minimal wings. Lozenge section mid-rib. Length 11.1 cms. Found or obtained by Joseph Warren on October 18th 1859. From Lakenheath Fen (S1)(S2). The Warren collection passed to the Sir John Evans collection which is now in OXFAS. Also recorded in (S3-S7)(R1).
Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Sources/Archives (8)
- <R1> SSF15373 (No record type): OXFAS, card 1927-2390.
- <S1> SSF15876 (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham 1985, numbe.
- <S2> SSF22840 (No record type): Warren J, The Warren Journal, 1866, Ms, OXFAS.
- <S3> SSF6084 (No record type): Evans J, The Ancient bronze implements, weapons & ornaments of GB & Ireland, 1881, 322, fig 395.
- <S4> SSF11454 (No record type): Montelius O, Archaeol, 61, 1908, (1), plate 15.
- <S5> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 276.
- <S6> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. number 1370, plate 38.
- <S7> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Lakenheath BA, undated.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM