Find Spot record MLI12715 - Stone Axe and Roman Amphora Handle, Fishtoft

Summary

Stone axe and Roman amphora handle found at Fishtoft.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A polished stone axe and a Roman amphora handle, stamped GA, about A.D.80- 120(?), were turned out during potato spinning in 1957. Initially listed under 'Boston', but the grid reference is to Fishtoft. {1}{2} The present location of the above finds has not been determined; the informant has now left the county. The area is under plough, and no surface finds were made during perambulation. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: MAYES, P.. 1958. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. -.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. FISHTOFT. TF34NW:P,1958, -.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. FISHTOFT. TF34NW3,1965, D.A..

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 330 470 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish FISHTOFT, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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