Find Spot record MLI51417 - POLISHED STONE AXE FOUND NORTH OF SAXBY CLIFF ROAD
Summary
POLISHED STONE AXE FOUND NORTH OF SAXBY CLIFF ROAD
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
TWO POLISHED STONE AXES PLOUGHED UP AT SAXBY IN ABOUT 1946, AND PRESENTED TO LINCOLN MUSEUM IN 1957. {1}{2}{5}{6}
BOTH AXES WERE THIN SECTIONED, ONE WAS FOUND TO BE OF GROUP VI IN ORIGIN, THE OTHER WAS OF GROUP XX ORIGIN. {7}
IN 1964 SEAMAN REPORTED THAT THE FARMER SAID HE PLOUGHED ONE AXE UP 'SOME YEARS AGO' (PRN 51416). HE KNEW NOTHING OF A SECOND AXE. {2}
A LETTER FROM THE FINDER IN 1959 HOWEVER ASSERTS THAT THE TWO AXES WERE FOUND BY HIS UNCLE DURING PLOUGHING IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. {4}
POSSIBLY THREE AXES ARE BEING REFERRED TO.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI3244 Index: SMR FILE. SAXBY. SK 98 NE:AC -.
- <2> SLI2706 Index: OS CARD INDEX. SAXBY. SK 98 NE:12,1964, SEAMAN B H.
- <3> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 37.57.
- <4> SLI1286 Correspondence: 1956. PARISH FILE. SAXBY. -.
- <5> SLI499 Article in Serial: PETCH, D.F.. 1957. 'Archaeological Notes for 1956' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 7 (NS) p6.
- <6> SLI501 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch. 1958. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 7 (NS) p92.
- <7> 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 p247.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 9877 8634 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAXBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
External Links (0)
Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
Feedback?
Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.