Find Spot record MLI41849 - Unlocated Mesolithic stone macehead, Horncastle
Summary
Unlocated Mesolithic stone macehead, Horncastle
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 41849
An axe hammer or pebble mace head was found at Horncastle during 1954. It has an hourglass perforation and was thought to be of early Bronze Age date but it is now considered to be Mesolithic. It was found somewhere around Horncastle but the exact location is unknown. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3096 Index: SMR FILE. HORNCASTLE. TF 26 NE B,1978, TMA.
- <2> SLI29 Artefact: 1955. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1955. LM 27.55.
- <3> SLI657 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch (ed.). 1956. 'Archaeological Notes for 1955' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 6 PART 2 P64.
- <4> SLI657 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch (ed.). 1956. 'Archaeological Notes for 1955' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 6 PART 2 FIG 1:4.
- <5> SLI2328 Index: NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD. HORNCASTLE. TF 26 NE 18.
- <6> SLI873 Bibliographic Reference: J.J. Wymer and C.J. Bonsall (eds.). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales, with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. p.176.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORNCASTLE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 1:04PM
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