Find Spot record MLI50841 - A PREHISTORIC STONE AXE FOUND ON BECK FARM
Summary
A PREHISTORIC STONE AXE FOUND ON BECK FARM
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A stone axe was found on Beck Farm in 1964. No exact find-spot location (Beck Farm is at SK999929). Now in Lincoln Museum. {1}
The axe was thin sectioned and found to be of quartz gabbro. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2912 Index: SMR FILE. BISHOP NORTON. SK 99 SE:N,1964, -.
- <2> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 31.64.
- <3> SLI587 Article in Serial: W.A. Cummins and C.N. Moore. 1973. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. VOL 39 p252.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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