Find Spot record MLI50101 - Neolithic Chalk Axehead, Kettlethorpe

Summary

A Neolithic polished chalk axehead, found to the south of Kettlethorpe.

Type and Period (1)

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A Neolithic polished chalk axehead was found at this location in December 1977. Chalk axes are extremely rare in Britain, with only two previously known examples from Lincolnshire. It is suggested that these objects have a more ritual function rather than a practical usage. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 87 SW: L.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 206.78.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1979. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1978' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, pp.76-7.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 8498 7413 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish KETTLETHORPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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